Initial Experience with Laparoscopic Surgery for Treating Upper Gastrointestinal Disease.
- Author:
Jin Bong YE
1
;
Sung Jin OH
;
Boo Hwan HONG
;
Dong Hee KIM
;
Yeon Soo CHANG
;
Jae Hee KANG
;
Tae Seok LEE
;
Joon Kil HAN
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, Eulji Hospital, Eulji University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. sjoh93@eulji.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Laparoscopic surgery;
Upper gastrointestinal disease;
Initial experience
- MeSH:
Constriction, Pathologic;
Deglutition Disorders;
Duodenal Ulcer;
Gastroesophageal Reflux;
Gastrointestinal Diseases;
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
Parkinsonian Disorders;
Retrospective Studies;
Stomach Neoplasms;
Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Endoscopic & Laparoscopic Surgeons
2009;12(2):68-73
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Performing laparoscopic surgery for upper gastrointestinal disease has gradually been increasing. The aim of this study is to review the initial experience with laparoscopic surgery for treating upper gastrointestinal diseases. METHODS: We retrospectively studied a total of 76 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery for upper gastrointestinal disease from April 2003 to December 2008. The clinical features and surgical outcomes were analyzed. RESULTS: The types of upper gastrointestinal diseases that were treated by laparoscopic surgery were early gastric cancer (n=45), advanced gastric cancer (n=6), gastric submucosal tumor (n=14), duodenal ulcer stricture (n=5), duodenal ulcer perforation (n=2), superior mesenteric artery syndrome (n=2), gastroesophageal reflux (n=1) and dysphagia due to parkinsonism (n=1). There were 11 operative morbidities (14.5%), including 1 operative mortality (1.3%). CONCLUSION: Although this study shows the narrow range of indications for performing this laparoscopic procedure and the surgical experience is rather limited, laparoscopic surgery was applied for treating various upper gastrointestinal diseases. Based on this experience, surgeons should make efforts to improve the surgical outcomes.
