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Low peritoneal and systemic inflammatory response after laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy compared to open gastrectomy.

AbstractBACKGROUND/AIMS:
Peritoneal immune response as well as systemic response was objectively evaluated in laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) compared to open distal gastrectomy (ODG).
METHODOLOGY:
A total of 42 patients with gastric cancer were enrolled, with 23 undergoing LADG and 19 ODG. We evaluated the levels of IL-6 in peritoneal drain fluid, serum C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cells (WBC), and the postoperative presence of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS).
RESULTS:
The serum CRP level was significantly higher in the ODG group than in the LADG group (p=0.007) on postoperative day (POD) 1. WBC counts showed no statistically significant difference between the two groups (p=0.105). The rate of cases exhibiting SIRS was significantly higher in the ODG group than in the LADG group (p<0.001). The IL-6 level of drain fluid was significantly higher in the ODG group than the LADG group (p<0.01) on POD1. Although weak correlation between IL-6 on POD1 and blood loss (R=0.38, p=0.0154) was observed, no significant correlation between IL-6 and operation time was noted.
CONCLUSIONS:
LADG seems to be a lesser traumatic approach for the treatment of gastric cancer.
AuthorsToshiyuki Natsume, Hiroshi Kawahira, Hideki Hayashi, Yoshihiro Nabeya, Takashi Akai, Daisuke Horibe, Kiyohiko Shuto, Yasunori Akutsu, Kazuyuki Matsushita, Fumio Nomura, Hisahiro Matsubara
JournalHepato-gastroenterology (Hepatogastroenterology) 2011 Mar-Apr Vol. 58 Issue 106 Pg. 659-62 ISSN: 0172-6390 [Print] Greece
PMID21661448 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Interleukin-6
  • C-Reactive Protein
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • C-Reactive Protein (analysis)
  • Female
  • Gastrectomy (adverse effects)
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-6 (blood)
  • Laparoscopy (methods)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Peritonitis (etiology)
  • Stomach Neoplasms (surgery)
  • Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (etiology)

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