Clinical Edge
Article preview reprinted Medtech Insight - May, 2009
Brief summaries of recent advances in device research and clinical trials, including new research on laparoscopic gastrectomy for stomach cancer, stem cell therapy for damaged corneas, delayed-enhancement MRI for atrial fibrillation, and the role of metal debris in causing inflammation post-joint implants. Read more...
Clinical Edge
Article preview reprinted Medtech Insight - May, 2009
Scientists from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City compared the effects of two methods of stomach cancer surgery on 60 patients—30 who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy and 30 who underwent traditional open surgery. While laparoscopic gastrectomy is a longer procedure, the survival rates during a 36-month follow-up were similar between the two methods. In addition, patients treated with the laparoscopic gastrectomy procedure had shorter hospital stays, needed less pain medication after the procedure, and had fewer complications due to surgery than their traditional surgery counterparts.
The researchers also found that the laparoscopic gastrectomy procedure performed adequately as a method for retrieving lymph nodes, an integral step in traditional cancer surgery that allows for doctors to check the area surrounding the cancerous site for indications of cancer spread. This is an important finding, as it addresses concerns about whether all aspects of the procedure, including lymph node removal, can be safely and effectively performed via laparoscopy.
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rush University Medical Center
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