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Laparoscopic total gastrectomy for concurrent gastric cancer and complete agenesis of the dorsal pancreas - PubMed

Laparoscopic total gastrectomy for concurrent gastric cancer and complete agenesis of the dorsal pancreas - PubMed

Source : https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36148900/

We present an unusual case of laparoscopic total gastrectomy with lymph node dissection in a 56-year-old woman with gastric cancer and agenesis of the dorsal pancreas (ADP). Esophagogastroduodenoscopy revealed erosive lesions with thickened gastric folds; biopsy specimens revealed a poorly different ...


Conclusion: Laparoscopic surgery, with careful preoperative anatomic evaluation, can be considered for concurrent gastric cancer and ADP.