Laparoscopic intragastric surgery for gastric leiomyoma

• DOI: 10.1007/s004649900347
• Publication Date: 2002-08-25T05:57:49Z
• Authors: E. Taniguchi; W. Kamiike; H. Yamanishi; T. Ito; R. Nezu; T. Nishida; T. Momiyama; S. Ohashi; T. Okada; H. Matsuda
• Keywords: Male; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Leiomyoma; Stomach Neoplasms; Humans; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Laparoscopy; Middle Aged

Laparoscopic intragastric surgery (LIGS) was performed on a 63-year-old man with a gastric leiomyoma adjacent to the cardia. Because the tumor was about 5 cm in maximum diameter and showed ulceration, the possibility that the tumor was a leiomyosarcoma could not be ruled out preoperatively. Conventionally, major surgery has been performed on patients with a tumor located near the cardia, although it was not always malignant. Enucleation by LIGS enabled us to avoid excessive invasiveness and provided a favorable result. LIGS may be an appropriate new, minimally-invasive operation for gastric myogenic tumors and should be considered for such cases.