Previous Laparotomy is Not a Contraindication to Laparoscopy-assisted Gastrectomy for Early Gastric Cancer

[1] Leon EL(1998)Laparoscopic management of small bowel obstruction: indications and outcome J Gastrointest Surg 2 132-140

[2] Metzger A(1994)Laparoscopy-assisted Billroth I gastrectomy Surg Laparosc Endosc 4 146-148

[3] Tsiotos GG(2006)Laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving gastrectomy with quality controlled lymph node dissection in gastric cancer operation J Am Coll Surg 203 162-169

[4] Kitano S(2007)Morbidity and mortality of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy with extraperigastric lymph node dissection for gastric cancer Dig Dis Sci 52 543-548

[5] Iso Y(1999)Is laparoscopy safe and effective for treatment of acute small-bowel obstruction? Surg Endosc 13 695-698

[6] Moriyama M(1998)Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma - 2nd English Edition Gastric Cancer 1 10-24

[7] Hiki N(2005)Pylorus-preserving gastrectomy in gastric cancer surgery-open and laparoscopic approaches Langenbecks Arch Surg 390 442-447

[8] Shimoyama S(2006)Hemidouble stapling for esophagogastrostomy during laparoscopically assisted proximal gastrectomy Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 16 242-244

[9] Yamaguchi H(2007)Laparoscopic esophagogastric circular stapled anastomosis: a modified technique to protect the esophagus Gastric Cancer 10 181-186

[10] Kim MC(2007)The Japanese Laparoscopic Surgery Study Group. A multicenter study on oncologic outcome of laparoscopic gastrectomy for early cancer in Japan Ann Surg 245 68-72

[1] Leon EL(1998)Laparoscopic management of small bowel obstruction: indications and outcome J Gastrointest Surg 2 132-140

[2] Metzger A(1994)Laparoscopy-assisted Billroth I gastrectomy Surg Laparosc Endosc 4 146-148

[3] Tsiotos GG(2006)Laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving gastrectomy with quality controlled lymph node dissection in gastric cancer operation J Am Coll Surg 203 162-169

[4] Kitano S(2007)Morbidity and mortality of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy with extraperigastric lymph node dissection for gastric cancer Dig Dis Sci 52 543-548

[5] Iso Y(1999)Is laparoscopy safe and effective for treatment of acute small-bowel obstruction? Surg Endosc 13 695-698

[6] Moriyama M(1998)Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma - 2nd English Edition Gastric Cancer 1 10-24

[7] Hiki N(2005)Pylorus-preserving gastrectomy in gastric cancer surgery-open and laparoscopic approaches Langenbecks Arch Surg 390 442-447

[8] Shimoyama S(2006)Hemidouble stapling for esophagogastrostomy during laparoscopically assisted proximal gastrectomy Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 16 242-244

[9] Yamaguchi H(2007)Laparoscopic esophagogastric circular stapled anastomosis: a modified technique to protect the esophagus Gastric Cancer 10 181-186

[10] Kim MC(2007)The Japanese Laparoscopic Surgery Study Group. A multicenter study on oncologic outcome of laparoscopic gastrectomy for early cancer in Japan Ann Surg 245 68-72