What is a laparoscopic gastrectomy?
LAG means parts of the surgical procedures (usually anastomosis) are performed outside the body (extracorporeal) through minilaparotomy. In contrast, totally laparoscopic gastrectomy means all parts are performed inside the body (intracorporeal) by a laparoscopic approach (i.e. intracorporeal anastomosis).
What organ is removed during a 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).
Is a gastrectomy painful?
After gastrectomy, you will have some belly pain. You may need pain medicine for the first week or so after surgery. The cut that the doctor made (incision) may be tender and sore. Because the surgery makes your stomach smaller, you will get full more quickly when you eat.
How long can you live after a total gastrectomy?
Five-year overall survival and disease-free survival was 61% and 60% for group A, 50% and 43% for group B respectively. Gastrectomy should be carefully considered in patients 70 years old and can be justified with low mortality and acceptable long-term outcomes.
Can a person live without a stomach?
It may be surprising to learn a person can live without a stomach. But the body is able to bypass the stomach’s main function of storing and breaking down food to gradually pass to the intestines. Absent a stomach, food consumed in small quantities can move directly from the esophagus to the small intestine.
Can a person survive without a stomach?
Can your stomach grow back?
However, many patients wonder if the new, smaller stomach can stretch back to its normal size. It’s a good question and requires us to tell the little deeper into the anatomy of the stomach. The short answer is yes, the stomach can stretch and does so for very good reasons.