Worldwide practice in gastric cancer surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To evaluate the current status of gastric cancer surgery worldwide.

Methods

An international cross-sectional survey on gastric cancer surgery was performed amongst international upper gastro-intestinal surgeons. All surgical members of the International Gastric Cancer Association were invited by e-mail to participate. An English web-based survey had to be filled in with regard to their surgical preferences. Questions asked included hospital volume, the use of neoadjuvant treatment, preferred surgical approach, extent of the lymphadenectomy and preferred anastomotic technique. The invitations were sent in September 2013 and the survey was closed in January 2014.

Results

The corresponding specific response rate was 227/615 (37%). The majority of respondents: origina

SUBMITTER: Brenkman HJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4823255 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature