Ravichandran D, Lamah M, Carty N J, Johnson C D
University Surgical Unit, Southampton University Hospitals.
Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 1995 Nov;77(6):431-6.
Gastric cancer has a dismal prognosis in the Western world. In contrast, in Japan where extended lymphadenectomy is the rule in curative gastric cancer surgery, the prognosis is much better. The arguments for and against the adoption of this procedure in the West are presented. This procedure is safe in the hands of experienced surgeons and by improving locoregional control, may improve survival. However, in the absence of controlled data supporting a survival advantage, the excess morbidity and mortality of this extended procedure in the West may not be justified.
在西方世界,胃癌的预后很差。相比之下,在日本,扩大淋巴结清扫术是根治性胃癌手术的常规操作,其预后要好得多。文中阐述了在西方支持和反对采用该手术方法的观点。在经验丰富的外科医生手中,此手术是安全的,并且通过改善局部区域控制,可能提高生存率。然而,在缺乏支持生存优势的对照数据的情况下,西方这种扩大手术带来的额外发病率和死亡率可能并不合理。