Risk Factors and Survival Outcomes for Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Gastric Cancer Patients.

Background/aims: Facing with the high incidence rate and the poor outcomes of the postoperative pulmonary complications (PPCs), we sought to evaluate potential risk factors for developing the PPCs of gastric cancer patients.

Methodology: Retrospective study was carried out to analyze consecutive gastric cancer patients who had a preoperative pulmonary function test and underwent gastrectomy in the West China Hospital (January, 2000 - December, 2009). Potential risk factors to the development of the PPCs and the survival outcomes of these patients were also analyzed.

Lessons Learned From a Case of Gastric Cancer After Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case Report and Literatures Review.

Nowadays, de novo malignancies have become an important cause of death after transplantation. According to the accumulation of cases with liver transplantation, the incidence of de novo gastric cancer is anticipated to increase among liver transplant recipients in the near future, especially in some East Asian countries where both liver diseases requiring liver transplantation and gastric cancer are major burdens. Unfortunately, there is limited information regarding the relationship between de novo gastric cancer and liver transplantation.

Prognostic Value of Metastatic No.8p LNs in Patients with Gastric Cancer.

Background. To evaluate prognostic value of metastatic No.8p LNs in patients with gastric cancer.

Comparisons Between Different Procedures of No. 10 Lymphadenectomy for Gastric Cancer Patients With Total Gastrectomy.

To compare the effectiveness and safety of in-vivo dissection procedure of No. 10 lymph nodes with those of ex-vivo dissection procedure for gastric cancer patients with total gastrectomy.Patients were divided into in-vivo group and ex-vivo group according to whether the dissection of No.

The postoperative quality of life of two anastomosis methods of gastric tube reconstruction for proximal gastrectomy.

Background/aims: Compare the postoperative quality of life between the anastomosis of anterior gastric wall to the esophagus (AGE) and posterior gastric wall to the esophagus (PGE) for gastric tube reconstruction of proximal gastrectomy.

Methodology: Retrospectively matched-pair study collected patients who underwent anterior and posterior gastric wall anastomosis to the esophagus after proximal gastrectomy. Surgical related parameters and postoperative 3-month, 6-month, 9-month, 12-month quality of life were according to EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-STO22 questionnaires during the out-patient visit.

Comparison of hand-assisted laparoscopic gastrectomy vs. laparoscopy assisted gastrectomy for gastric cancer.

Background/aims: This study aimed to compare the short and long-term outcomes of hand-assisted laparoscopic gastrectomy (HALG) to those of laparoscopy assisted gastrectomy (LAG).

Methodology: From June 2009 to October 2011, fifteen pairs of patients with gastric carcinoma who underwent LAG or HALG were included for analysis retrospectively. Overall survival, morbidity and mortality, and operative variables were analyzed.