Laparoscopic wedge resection of XXXX .

@entity1 @entity5 @entity190 @entity221 @entity356
BACKGROUND/AIMS: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical utility of laparoscopic surgery for gastric @entity5 . METHODS: The records of 11 @entity1 who underwent laparoscopic wedge resection (LR group) for @entity356 were reviewed and compared with those of 8 @entity1 who underwent open surgery (OS group). RESULTS: Mean operation time was 145 +/- 43 min in the LR group and 127 +/- 33 min in the OS group (p = 0.301). Mean @entity190 was 97 +/- 107 and 107 +/- 47 g, respectively (p = 0.387). @entity1 in the LR group began walking 1.4 +/- 0.7 days after surgery, which was significantly earlier than those in the OS group (2.7 +/- 1.3 days, p = 0.021). The first flatus (1.5 +/- 0.5 vs. 3.1 +/- 0.6 days, respectively, p = 0.0004) and resumption of oral food intake (3.0 +/- 1.7 vs. 4.3 +/- 0.9 days, respectively, p = 0.020) were also earlier in the LR group. White blood cell count on the first postoperative day was lower (7,000 +/- 2,100 vs. 11,900 +/- 3,580/mm(3), respectively, p = 0.004) in the LR group than in the OS group, and the duration of @entity221 (>38.0 degrees C; 0.1 +/- 0.3 vs. 0.9 +/- 0.8 days, respectively, p = 0.014) and the period of postoperative hospitalization (13.2 +/- 3.7 vs. 20.8 +/- 6.1 days, respectively, p = 0.014) were significantly shorter in the LR group than in the OS group. No complications occurred in either group. CONCLUSION: Laparoscopic surgery was superior to open surgery in terms of postoperative recovery time with comparable operation time and @entity190 . Laparoscopic wedge resection is a promising surgical alternative for the treatment of @entity356 .
