Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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J. Gastrointest. Surg. · Jun 2010
Surgical outcomes associated with oesophagectomy in New South Wales: an investigation of hospital volume.
Resection remains the standard treatment for curable oesophageal cancer. By linking the NSW Central Cancer Registry (CCR) and the NSW Admitted Patient Data Collection (APDC) databases, mortality, post-resection complication and survival associated with oesophagectomy were investigated. ⋯ Oesophagectomy in NSW is performed with satisfactory results. However, there is a suggestion that higher- rather than lower-volume hospitals have better post-resection outcomes.
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J. Gastrointest. Surg. · Jun 2010
Meta Analysis Comparative StudyA meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compared laparoscopy-assisted and open distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer.
We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate and compare the advantages of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) over open distal gastrectomy (ODG) for treating early gastric cancer (EGC). ⋯ LADG is advantageous over ODG because it results in lesser blood loss, is less painful, and is associated with a low risk of complications. Additional RCTs that compare LADG and ODG and investigate the long-term oncological outcomes of LADG are required to determine the advantages of LADG over ODG.