Risk of surgical therapy of stomach cancer in Germany. Results of the German 1992 Stomach Cancer Study. German Stomach Cancer Study Group ('92)
Böttcher, K.; Siewert, J.R.; Roder, J.D.; Busch, R.; Hermanek, P.; Meyer, H.J.
Der Chirurg; Zeitschrift für Alle Gebiete der Operativen Medizen 65(4): 298-306
1994
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-4722 PMID: 8020350 Document Number: 430776
The German Gastric Cancer Study (GGCS '92) permits a representative pictures of the current situation in surgery for gastric carcinoma at university centers in Germany. The analysis of frequency of resection, complication rate and mortality provides a quality measure for anybody who performs surgical therapy for gastric carcinoma. The results of multivariate analyses will have therapeutic consequences.