Background: Despite guidelines recommending diagnostic laparoscopy in patients with
gastric cancer, implementation is low. We aimed to explore trends in the use of laparoscopy …

Background: Gastric adenocarcinoma is one of the most common causes of cancer and
cancer-related deaths worldwide. The peritoneum is one of the most common sites of …

Background Most studies exploring the role of staging laparoscopy in gastric cancer are
limited by low sample size and are predominantly conducted in Asian countries. This study …

AIM: To investigate the value of staging laparoscopy with laparoscopic ultrasound (LUS) and
peritoneal lavage cytology in patients with newly-diagnosed gastric tumours in our …

Background Diagnostic laparoscopy (DL) is a key component of staging for locally advanced
gastric adenocarcinoma (GA). We hypothesized that utilization of DL varied between safety …

Background For advanced gastric cancer (AGC), peritoneal metastasis is the most common
determinant of unresectability, but accurate preoperative diagnosis for peritoneal metastasis …

Background Gastric cancer is a heterogeneous disease with variable presentation between
racial and ethnic groups. Staging laparoscopy (SL) detects occult metastases not visible on …

Background: Surgical therapy remains the most effective treatment modality in gastric
cancer. The importance of multimodal treatment for advanced gastric cancer has contributed …

More accurate preoperative staging is necessary to determine the treatment strategy for
locally advanced gastric cancer. Thirty‐two patients with T3 or T4 gastric cancer expected to …

Background Staging laparoscopy (SL) with cytologic lavage is a useful staging procedure
that allows tailoring the treatment of advanced gastric cancer (GC). The current study aimed …