Laparoscopic surgery strategies for adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction

VernacularTitle:腹腔镜食管胃结合部腺癌手术策略
Author: Zekuan XU ¹ ; Linjun WANG ; Hao XU
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1. 210029,南京医科大学第一附属医院胃肠外科中心
Keywords: Esophagogastric junction neoplasms,adenocarcinoma; Surgical strategy; Surgical procedures,operative; Laparoscopy
From: Chinese Journal of Digestive Surgery 2018;17(8):795-799
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: The incidence of adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction (AEG) has been raised in recently years.Comprehensive treatment based on surgical treatment is currently a general strategy for the treatment of AEG.As a minimally invasive treatment,laparoscopic surgery has been gradually applied to the treatment of AEG.Because of the particularity of the anatomy and pathology of AEG,laparoscopic radical resection still has many difficulties and controversies.Up to now,there are a few high-level evidences for the range of lymph node dissection and gastrectomy and the selection of digestive tract reconstruction,and the treatment strategy of total laparoscopic surgery for AEG has not reached a consensus.Therefore,laparoscopic surgery for AEG has gradually become a hot topic in clinical research.Here,combined with the experience of laparoscopic surgery for AEG and the latest guidelines and literatures,authors presented the general strategies for the laparoscopic treatment of AEG in our center.