Browsing by Author "Chang, Kevin"

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D2 Lymphadenectomy with Surgical Ex Vivo Dissection into Node Stations for Gastric Adenocarcinoma Can Be Performed Safely in Western Patients and Ensures Optimal Staging

SCHMIDT, BENJAMIN; Chang, Kevin Kyong; Maduekwe, Ugwuji N.; Look-Hong, Nicole; Rattner, David William; Lauwers, Gregory Y.; Mullen, John T.; Yang, Han-Kwang; Yoon, Sam (Springer Nature, 2013)

BACKGROUND: The AJCC recommends examination of >16 nodes to stage gastric adenocarcinoma. D2 lymphadenectomy (LAD) followed by surgical ex vivo dissection (SEVD) into nodal stations is standard at many high-volume Asian ...
Noncurative Gastrectomy for Gastric Adenocarcinoma Should only be Performed in Highly Selected Patients

SCHMIDT, BENJAMIN; Look-Hong, Nicole; Maduekwe, Ugwuji N.; Chang, Kevin Kyong; Hong, Theodore Sunki; Kwak, Eunice Lee; Lauwers, Gregory Y.; Rattner, David William; Mullen, John T.; Yoon, Sam (Springer Nature, 2013)

Background: The benefit of surgical resection in patients with incurable gastric adenocarcinoma is controversial. Methods: A total of 289 patients who presented with advanced or metastatic gastric cancer from 1995 to ...