Laparoscopic gastrectomies for cancer: The ACOI-IHTSC national guidelines

Abstract Guidelines for laparoscopy and cancer of stomach have been outlined by several scientific societies: The main recommendation being that laparoscopy should be used only by surgeons already highly skilled in gastric surgery. The laparoscopic approach to gastric cancer surgery has become more...

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Published in:Minimally invasive therapy and allied technologies 2012-09, Vol.21 (5), p.313-319
Main Authors: Bracale, Umberto, Pignata, Giusto, Lirici, Marco Maria, Hüscher, Cristiano GS, Pugliese, Raffaele, Sgroi, Giovanni, Romano, Giovanni, Spinoglio, Giuseppe, Gualtierotti, Monica, Maglione, Valeria, Azagra, Santiago, Kanehira, Eiji, Kim, Jun GI, Song, Kyo Young, and Italian Hi-Tech Surgical Club - IHTSC, On behalf of the Guideline Committee of the Italian Society of Hospital Surgeons - ACOI
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Clinical Competence
Cost-Benefit Analysis
diagnostic laparoscopy
Equipment Safety
Gastrectomy - economics
Gastrectomy - methods
gastric cancer
Humans
Italy
laparoscopic gastrectomy
Laparoscopy
Laparoscopy - economics
Laparoscopy - standards
Stomach Neoplasms - drug therapy
Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
Stomach Neoplasms - surgery
subtotal gastrectomy
total gastrectomy
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Summary:Abstract Guidelines for laparoscopy and cancer of stomach have been outlined by several scientific societies: The main recommendation being that laparoscopy should be used only by surgeons already highly skilled in gastric surgery. The laparoscopic approach to gastric cancer surgery has become more and more frequent in most Italian centers. On behalf of the Guideline Committee of the Italian Society of Hospital Surgeons and the Italian Hi-Tech Surgical Club, a panel of experts analyzed the highest evidence of all scientific papers focusing on laparoscopic gastrectomies for cancer and published from 2003 to 2011, and drew these national guidelines. Laparoscopic gastrectomy may be considered as a safe procedure with better short-term and comparable long-term results. compared to open gastrectomy (Grade A). There is a general agreement that a laparoscopic approach to the treatment of gastric cancer should be chosen only by surgeons already highly skilled in gastric surgery and other advanced laparoscopic interventions. Furthermore, the first procedures should be carried out during a tutoring program. Diagnostic laparoscopy is strongly recommended as the first step of laparoscopic as well as laparotomic gastrectomies (Grade B). Additional randomized controlled trials (RCT) that compare and investigate the long-term oncological outcomes of laparoscopic assisted gastrectomy are required.
ISSN:1364-5706
1365-2931
DOI:10.3109/13645706.2012.704877