Treatment and prognosis of early multiple gastric cancer.

Aim: Early gastric cancer (EGC) may have a 5-year survival rate of over 90% following surgery. Early multifocal gastric cancer (EMGC) accounts for between 8.3 and 17% of all EGCs.

Lymphatic involvement in early gastric cancer: prevalence and prognosis in France.

Background: The prognosis of early gastric cancer (EGC) is considered better than that of invasive gastric carcinoma, with a 5-year survival rate of more than 90% after surgery. The prevalence of lymph node metastasis in EGC ranges from 8% to 20% and is associated with a poor prognosis.

Hypothesis: The main prognostic factor of EGC in patients in France is lymphatic involvement.

Routine intraoperative cholangiography is feasible and efficient during laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Background/aims: This is the evaluation of the feasibility and results of routine laparoscopic intraoperative cholangiography.

Patients And Methods: A multicentric prospective study in 315 consecutive patients undergoing elective or urgent laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Results: The success rate was 94%.