Goldilocks principle of minimally invasive surgery for gastric subepithelial tumors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Minimally invasive surgery had been tailored to individual cases of gastric subepithelial tumors (SETs) after comparing the clinical outcomes of endoscopic resection (ER), laparoscopic resection (LR), and hybrid methods.

Aim

To study the use of Goldilocks principle to determine the best form of minimally invasive surgery for gastric SETs.

Methods

In this retrospective study, 194 patients of gastric SETs with high probability of surgical intervention were included. All patients underwent tumor resection in the operating theater between January 2013 and December 2021. The patients were divided into two groups, ER or LR, according to the tumor characteristics and the initial intent of intervention. Few patients in the ER group required further backup laparosco

SUBMITTER: Chang WJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10494604 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature