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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 7, 2016; 22(5): 1859-1868
Published online Feb 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i5.1859
Published online Feb 7, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i5.1859
Staging laparoscopy improves treatment decision-making for advanced gastric cancer
Yan-Feng Hu, Hao Liu, Ting-Yu Mou, Tao Chen, Xin Lu, Da Wang, Jiang Yu, Guo-Xin Li, Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China
Zhen-Wei Deng, Department of General Surgery, Dongguan People’s Hospital, Dongguan 523000, Guangdong Province, China
Author contributions: Hu YF and Deng ZW contributed equally to this work in the design of the study and preparation of the manuscript and should be both considered as co-first authors; Yu J and Li GX contributed equally to this paper; all authors approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Key Project, the National Key Technology R and D Program, No. 2013BAI05B00; the Major Program of Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou, No. 201300000087; research Fund of Public Welfare in Health Industry, Health Ministry of China, No. 201402015; Research Fund of Public Welfare in Health Industry, No. 201502039; and Key Clinical Specialty Discipline Construction Program.
Institutional review board statement: This study was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of Nanfang Hospital.
Informed consent statement: Patients were given informed consent and agreed to participate in the study.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interest in this work.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Correspondence to: Guo-Xin Li, MD, PhD, FRCS, Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, No. 1838, North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou 510515, Guangdong Province, China. gzliguoxin@163.com
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Received: May 5, 2015
Peer-review started: May 11, 2015
First decision: September 29, 2015
Revised: October 19, 2015
Accepted: November 24, 2015
Article in press: November 24, 2015
Published online: February 7, 2016
Peer-review started: May 11, 2015
First decision: September 29, 2015
Revised: October 19, 2015
Accepted: November 24, 2015
Article in press: November 24, 2015
Published online: February 7, 2016
Core Tip
Core tip: Staging laparoscopy plays an important role in advanced gastric cancer (GC) staging, which performs better than computed tomography or endoscopic ultrasound. Staging laparoscopy can improve treatment decision-making for advanced GC and decrease unnecessary exploratory laparotomy. Tumor size (≥ 40 mm), depth of tumor invasion (T4b), and Borrmann type (III or IV) were significantly correlated with either peritoneal metastasis or positive cytology. The best performance in diagnosing P-positive was obtained when two or three risk factors existed.