Publications by authors named "Shushan Yesayan"

Background: Billroth-I (B-I) anastomosis is known as a simple and physiological reconstruction method after distal subtotal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer. Yet its role and oncological validity in non-early gastric adenocarcinoma (NEGA) remain unclear.

Patients And Methods: Patients with NEGA without distant metastases operated between May 2004 and December 2020 were included.

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Unlabelled: Risk factors for disease recurrence following curative resection for locally advanced colon cancer (LACC) remain unclear as conflicting results have been reported in the literature. The aim of this study was to examine these factors in the setting of developing country's health care system affected by limited accessibility to the multimodal cancer treatment. Patients who had undergone curative colon resection for LACC between 2004 and 2018 were included.

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The role of surgery in the management of metastatic gastric cancer (MGC) remains unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the surgical and oncologic outcomes of gastrectomy in patients with MGC. The study included prospectively collected data of patients with MGC operated at four medical centers in Yerevan, Armenia, between 2000 and 2014.

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Purpose: This study reports single-surgeon experience with extended gastrectomy including en-bloc resection of adjacent organs/structures for T4b stage gastric adenocarcinoma. Time-related changes in patient selection criteria and outcomes were also analyzed.

Methods: All consecutive gastrectomies for adenocarcinoma performed between May 2004 and December 2017 were extracted from prospectively collected database to study surgical and oncologic results.

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