Gastrectomy with radical D2 lymph node excision--effective and economically standardized therapy of adenocarcinoma of the stomach
Schmid, A.; Thybusch, A.; Henne-Bruns, D.; Kremer, B.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 114: 1066-1068
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854 PMID: 9574334 Document Number: 480505
In a retrospective single center study, the impact of radical D2-lymph adenectomy and splenectomy on operativ course, morbidity, mortality and long-term survival, in 243 patients who underwent radical surgical therapy for gastric cancer, was analyzed. D2-lymph node dissection during gastrectomy or gastric resection did not influence blood loss, artificial respiration time, ICU days or surgical morbidity, whereas splenectomy correlated with a higher hospital mortality, leakage and abscess rate. Due to routinely performed D2-lymphadenectomy long term survival rate (5 years) was 40.6% for all (in detail: 96% in stage IA; 68.5%/IB; 61.2%/II; 35.8%/IIIA; 17.3%IIIB; and 2.6% in stage IV and 58.1% for curative resected patients.