Shunji Endo    Department   Kawasaki Medical School  Kawasaki Medical School, Department of Digestive Surgery,    Position   Associate Professor
Article types	原著
Language	English
Peer review	Peer reviewed
Title	Laparoscopic intragastric resection of gastric stromal tumor located at the esophago-cardiac junction.
Journal	Formal name：Surgical laparoscopy, endoscopy & percutaneous techniques Abbreviation：Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech ISSN code：15304515/15304515
Domestic / Foregin	Foregin
Volume, Issue, Page	14(1),pp.1-4
Author and coauthor	Uchikoshi Fumihiro, Ito Toshinori, Nishida Toshirou, Kitagawa Toru, Endo Shunji, Matsuda Hikaru
Publication date	2004/02
Summary	We performed laparoscopic intragastric surgery (LIGS) for gastric stromal tumors located at the esophago-cardiac junction (ECJ) in 7 patients. The tumors measured 27 to 75 mm in diameters. Histologically, there were 4 cases of gastrointestinal stromal tumors, 2 leiomyomas, and 1 schwannoma. LIGS was performed with 1 camera port (10 mm) inserted by the open method and two 5-mm working ports inserted by puncturing the stomach. Tumors were enucleated or resected with appropriate margins confirming the muscle layer of the stomach wall and retrieved orally by gastrofiberscope. The mean surgical duration was 141.4 minutes. Recent patients took their first meal on day 3 postoperatively and were discharged within a week. There were no complications including stenosis or gastroesophageal reflux in any patient to date. LIGS is a feasible surgical option for gastric stromal tumors located at ECJ.
DOI	10.1097/00129689-200402000-00001
PMID	15259576