A modified efficient purse-string stapling technique (mEST) that uses a new metal rod for intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy in laparoscopic total gastrectomy

Figure 3. Anvil preparation for the EST (5). (A) The tip of a green plastic rod is tapered to blunt the tip. The rod is attached to the shaft of the anvil, and the needle and thread are sutured to the tip of the rod. Another thread is tied at the neck of the shaft; (B) after complete insertion of the anvil, the needle and thread are used to penetrate the anterior esophageal wall, and the esophagus is then clamped using a linear stapler just distal to the site penetrated by the thread; (C) the linear stapler is fired, and anvil placement in the esophagus is simultaneously accomplished; (D) rod removal. The rod is rotated and pulled to remove it from the anvil. EST, efficient purse-string stapling technique.

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Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer in USA: current status and future perspectives

Table 1. Major United States series of laparoscopic and robotic resection of gastric adenocarcinoma.

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2016 Annual Report of TGH

Greetings from Prof. Jia-Fu Ji and Editorial Office of TGH！

We are glad to present the 2016 Annual Report of TGH here. In 2016, TGH has made some progress and the most significant leap forward is that TGH is indexed in PubMed/PMC. More information is shown in the Annual Report.

We would like to express sincere appreciation for the enthusiastic and vigorous support and contributions from all board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors, readers, etc. We wish you a happy, healthy and prosperous 2017!    Read More>>

Type 2 gastric neuroendocrine tumor: report of one case

On May 11, 2015, the patient's abdominal contrast-enhanced CT showed: the wall of gastric body became swollen; a nodule sized 0.9 cm existed in the tail of pancreas; and multiple lymph nodes became swollen above the head of pancreas in the retroperitoneal area.

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Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology is now indexed in PubMed/PMC: A tremendous step forward

We are honored to announce that Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology (TGH) has passed all the evaluation required by PubMed Centre (PMC) and is officially accepted for inclusion in PubMed/PMC, two important and extensive biomedical digital databases, which means authors publishing in TGH will enjoy maximum exposure of their research. All previously published content on TGH will be searchable within 1-2 months. TGH would like to express sincere appreciation for the enthusiastic and vigorous support and contributions from all board members, guest editors, reviewers, authors, and readers.

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Colon cancer presenting as a testicular metastasis

Hematoxylin and eosin stained section. This low power view demonstrates a cross section of the spermatic cord with infiltrating metastatic colonic adenocarcinoma. Original magnification 10×.

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Gastric neuroendocrine tumor (NET): report of one case

On September 5, 2013, somatostatin receptor scintigraphy showed no significant anomalies.

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Dr. Daniel Coit: the challenge of clinical staging of EGJ cancer

Dr. Daniel Coit, MD, a leader at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, is an outstanding surgical oncologist specializes in in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma, as well as the treatment for gastric cancer. He also made great achievement in medical education by training a lot of young surgeons in the surgical clinical oncology in the past 30 years.

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Professor Do Joong Park: deep thoughts on the development of sentinel node navigation surgery

Professor Do Joong Park from Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul, Korea, is actively performing gastric cancer surgeries with many experiences of minimally invasive surgeries such as laparoscopic, robotic or single port gastrectomies. Prof. Park has been participating in many important clinical studies such as KLASS (PI of KLASS 5: Phase III trial for laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy versus total gastrectomy for upper early gastric cancer), REGATTA, sentinel node, etc., and has played an important role in many Korean and International societies.

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