Abstract
BackgroundMinimally invasive surgery has been slowly introduced into the field of advanced gastric cancer (AGC) surgery. However, the appropriate extent of omentectomy during laparoscopic gastrectomy for AGC is unknown.MethodsFrom July 2004 to December 2011, 146 patients with serosa-negative advanced gastric cancer were divided into the total omentectomy group (TO group, n = 80) and the partial omentectomy group (PO group, n = 66). The clinicopathologic characteristics, surgical outcomes, recurrence pattern and survival were analyzed.ResultsThere were no significant differences in the clinicopathologic features between the two groups, except for depth of invasion; more T3 (subserosal invasion) cases (65%) were included in total omentectomy group (P = 0.011). The mean time for PO was significantly shorter (35.1 ± 13.0 min) than TO (50.9 ± 15.3 min) (P %0.001), and there were two omentectomy-related complications in the TO group: spleen and mesocolon injuries. Recurrence occurred in 14 (17.5%) and 5 (7.6%) cases in the TO and PO group, respectively (P = 0.054). Disease-free survival (TO versus PO: 81.5% versus 89.3%, P = 0.420) and disease-specific survival (TO versus PO: 89% versus 94.7%) were not significantly different between the two groups. In the case-matched analysis using propensity score matching, there was no difference in disease-free survival (TO versus PO: 83.3% versus 90.5%, P = 0.442).ConclusionsPartial omentectomy might be an oncologically safe procedure during laparoscopic gastrectomy for serosa-negative advanced gastric cancer, similar to early gastric cancer.
Highlights
Invasive surgery has been slowly introduced into the field of advanced gastric cancer (AGC) surgery
In the surgical procedure for AGC, D2 dissection with total omentectomy is mandatory for both laparoscopic gastrectomy and open gastrectomy
D2 dissection has an oncologic benefit in AGC, the role of total omentectomy is still questionable, for serosa-negative AGC [4,5]
Summary
Invasive surgery has been slowly introduced into the field of advanced gastric cancer (AGC) surgery. The appropriate extent of omentectomy during laparoscopic gastrectomy for AGC is unknown. Laparoscopic gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer (AGC) is not widely used, but interest in the procedure is increasing [1,2,3]. In Korea, the KLASS-02 trial (NCT01456598) began in 2012 to compare laparoscopic and open subtotal gastrectomy in local AGC. In the surgical procedure for AGC, D2 dissection with total omentectomy is mandatory for both laparoscopic gastrectomy and open gastrectomy. D2 dissection has an oncologic benefit in AGC, the role of total omentectomy is still questionable, for serosa-negative AGC [4,5]. Dissection through the avascular plane with proper countertraction of the transverse colon can
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