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You may need a total or partial gastrectomy to cure the cancer (eliminate it) or prevent it from spreading. Gastrectomy can also be palliative when the cancer isn’t curable. This means the surgery relieves cancer symptoms, like stomach bleeding and pain.
A total gastrectomy means the doctor will remove your entire stomach. Sometimes they only need to take out part of your stomach. They’ll call this subtotal, or partial, gastrectomy.
Total gastrectomy is the treatment of choice for certain gastric tumors. Perioperative considerations, surgical techniques for total gastrectomy and gastrointestinal reconstruction, and complications of total gastrectomy are reviewed here.
When diagnosed with stomach cancer, your recommended treatment may be a partial or total removal of the stomach, called a gastrectomy. During a partial gastrectomy, a portion, usually the lower half, of the stomach is removed and the small intestine is connected to the remaining section of the stomach.
Total gastrectomy. A total gastrectomy involves removing your whole stomach, nearby lymph nodes, and parts of your esophagus and small intestine. Your esophagus is reconnected to your small intestine so you can continue to eat and swallow (see Figures 4 and 5).
Gastrectomy is performed for the following conditions: Stomach Cancer; Bleeding Gastric Ulcers; Perforation (Hole) in the Stomach Wall; Benign Polyps; A partial gastrectomy is the removal of only part of the stomach. The remaining portion then continues with its digestive role.
There are two kinds of gastrectomy: partial gastrectomy and total gastrectomy. The location and stage (extent) of the tumor help determine the type we recommend for you. You might also choose to have a prophylactic gastrectomy — a type of total gastrectomy — if you have a CDH1 genetic mutation.
Total gastrectomy. This operation is done if the cancer has spread widely in the stomach. It is also often advised if the cancer is in the upper part of the stomach, near the esophagus.
Total gastrectomy is a stomach cancer surgery to treat advanced cancer that has not spread to other organs. This surgery removes your whole stomach, nearby lymph nodes, and parts of your esophagus and small intestine.
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