A Technique for Endo-Organ Resection of Gastric Wall Tumors Using One Intragastric Trocar

This report describes a new technique for combined laparoscopic and gastroscopic intragastric resection of benign gastric wall tumors. We performed this combined endo-organ procedure in five patients. Endo-organ intragastric resection is only used with posterior gastric wall tumors and tumors located near the cardia and the pylorus. For this approach, only one trocar is placed into the stomach for intragastric introduction of the endostapler. The video gastroscope allows intragastric vision. We recommend our procedure for the extirpation of small, benign, intramural gastric tumors, as a safe and very comfortable method for the patient.

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