Laparoscopic Resection of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Safe, Efficient, and Comparable Oncologic Outcomes

Abstract

Laparoscopic surgery was technically feasible for GIST of no more than 5 cm located at the stomach and small bowel. In the current study, we demonstrated that LSG patients benefited from fewer days to resume diet (5 versus 5.71 days), shorter postoperative stays (8 versus 9.07 days), and less patient-controlled analgesia use (6.7% versus 90.9%) during the perioperative period with the same short-term oncology result compared with OSG patients.