TY - GEN
T1 - Laparoscopy in gastrointestinal malignancies
AU - Torab, Fawaz Chikh
AU - Bokobza, Bernard
AU - Branicki, Frank
PY - 2008/9
Y1 - 2008/9
N2 - This paper presents an update of the role of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in gastrointestinal malignancy. A review of indications, surgical technique, and radicality of laparoscopy in the field of gastrointestinal cancer surgery is discussed. The feasibility and safety of laparoscopic procedures are compared with established and implemented standards in the diagnosis and treatment of oncological disorders. It is important to appreciate that only the "access" is different with all its attendant advantages. The use of laparoscopy in tumor staging and palliative and curative resection is evaluated on review of the literature, and special indications for a laparoscopic approach in gastrointestinal malignancy in different organs are discussed. In conclusion, MIS is safe and feasible, with many short-term advantages; long-term results should be further assessed in randomized controlled studies. Until the outcomes of such studies are available MIS for malignant disease should be performed by experienced surgeons in specialized centers.
AB - This paper presents an update of the role of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in gastrointestinal malignancy. A review of indications, surgical technique, and radicality of laparoscopy in the field of gastrointestinal cancer surgery is discussed. The feasibility and safety of laparoscopic procedures are compared with established and implemented standards in the diagnosis and treatment of oncological disorders. It is important to appreciate that only the "access" is different with all its attendant advantages. The use of laparoscopy in tumor staging and palliative and curative resection is evaluated on review of the literature, and special indications for a laparoscopic approach in gastrointestinal malignancy in different organs are discussed. In conclusion, MIS is safe and feasible, with many short-term advantages; long-term results should be further assessed in randomized controlled studies. Until the outcomes of such studies are available MIS for malignant disease should be performed by experienced surgeons in specialized centers.
KW - Gastrointestinal tract
KW - Laparoscopy
KW - Malignancy
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U2 - 10.1196/annals.1414.022
DO - 10.1196/annals.1414.022
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 18837896
AN - SCOPUS:53149136647
SN - 9781573317009
T3 - Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
SP - 155
EP - 161
BT - Recent Advances in Clinical Oncology
PB - Blackwell Publishing Inc.
ER -