The effect of surgical mobilisation of the spleen on lymph node clearance in surgery for stomach cancer
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: C160- Malignant neoplasm of cardia
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2020/06/025624
- Lead Sponsor
- Aster Medcity Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Age group â?? 20 â?? 80 years
Tumours of proximal stomach (gastro oesophageal junction tumour type III & proximal stomach adenocarcinoma) and linitisplastica
Documented diagnosis by preoperative biopsy.
Surgery for curative intent ( D2 Radical total gastrectomy)
Absence of distant lymphatic spread (beyond station 12 lymph nodes).
Exclusion Criteria
Gastric cancer requiring pancreatectomy or splenectomy due to direct invasion.
Gastrectomy as part of multi-visceral resection for another primary disease.
Patients who canâ??t tolerate the major procedure.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Compare lymph node yield in level 10 and level 11d lymph nodes <br/ ><br>Timepoint: when biopsy report is available, usually 2 weeks after surgery <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Analyze the short term (30 days) outcome in terms of â?? pulmonary and splenic morbidity and mortality. <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 30days;compare number of positive nodes <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 30days