Bjelović M, Pesko P, Stojakov D, Sabljak P, Simić A
Centar za hirurgiju jednjaka, Institut za bolesti digestivnog sistema KCS, Beograd.
Acta Chir Iugosl. 2003;50(2):11-7.
Despite the marked decline in incidence during last 50 years, gastric cancer remains significant cause of mortality and morbidity worldwide. According to data in 1984. incidence in Yugoslavia was 35 per 100,000. In the United States, where incidence is not high, 24,000 new cases and 13,300 deaths had been estimated for the year 1992. Despite fact that modern diagnostic and surgical concept changed perspective for significant number of the patients with gastric carcinoma, most authors agree that Gastric cancer may be the most seriously mismanaged malignancy from a surgical perspective in the USA ... (Paul H. Sugarbaker, M.D, April 1999.) Analyzing medical literature, with special respect to domestic literature, authors analyzed historical data of gastric cancer surgery.
尽管在过去50年中发病率显著下降，但胃癌仍是全球范围内导致死亡和发病的重要原因。根据1984年的数据，南斯拉夫的发病率为每10万人中有35例。在美国，发病率不高，据估计1992年有24,000例新发病例和13,300例死亡病例。尽管现代诊断和手术理念改变了大量胃癌患者的治疗前景，但大多数作者认为，从手术角度来看，胃癌可能是美国管理最不善的恶性肿瘤……（保罗·H·舒加贝克医学博士，1999年4月）通过分析医学文献，特别是国内文献，作者分析了胃癌手术的历史数据。
