Surgery for gastric cancer: An evidence-based perspective

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 225-231

  D'Souza, Melroy ^a   Singh, Kailash ^a   Shrikhande, Shailesh V ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Gastrectomy; Gastric cancer; Laparoscopic gastrectomy; Lymphadenectomy; Subtotal gastrectomy; Total gastrectomy

Indexed keywords

CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHADENECTOMY; OVERALL SURVIVAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STOMACH ADENOCARCINOMA; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 77749252149     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 19984138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.59891     Document Type: Review

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