Ten Thousand Consecutive Gastrectomies for Gastric Cancer: Perspectives of a Master Surgeon.

ABSTRACT: As radical gastrectomy with lymph node dissection is currently the best strategy to cure gastric cancer, the role of the surgeon remains quite important in conquering it. Dr. Sung Hoon Noh, a surgeon and surgical oncologist specializing in gastric cancer, has treated gastric cancer for 30 years and has conducted over 10000 cases of gastrectomy for gastric cancer. He first adapted an electrocautery device into gastric cancer surgery and has led standardization of surgical procedures, including spleen preserving gastrectomy. His procedures based on patient-oriented insights have become the basis of the concept of enhanced recovery after surgery. He has also contributed to improving patient's survival through adoption of a multidisciplinary approach: he proved the benefit of adjuvant chemothe

SUBMITTER: Choi YY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6391520 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature