A Proposal of a Practical and Optimal Prophylactic Strategy for Peritoneal Recurrence

Peritoneal metastasis, which often arises in patients with advanced gastric cancer, is well known as a miserable and ill-fated disease. Once peritoneal metastasis is formed, it is extremely difficult to defeat. We advocated EIPL (extensive intraoperative peritoneal lavage) as a useful and practical...

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Main Authors: Masafumi Kuramoto, Shinya Shimada, Satoshi Ikeshima, Akinobu Matsuo, Hiroshi Kuhara, Kojiro Eto, Hideo Baba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Oncology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/340380