[Risk of surgical therapy of stomach cancer in Germany. Results of the German 1992 Stomach Cancer Study. German Stomach Cancer Study Group ('92)]

Chirurg. 1994 Apr;65(4):298-306.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The German Gastric Cancer Study (GGCS '92) permits a representative pictures of the current situation in surgery for gastric carcinoma at university centers in Germany. The analysis of frequency of resection, complication rate and mortality provides a quality measure for anybody who performs surgical therapy for gastric carcinoma. The results of multivariate analyses will have therapeutic consequences.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cause of Death
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Gastrectomy / mortality
  • Humans
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Neoplasm Staging
  • Postoperative Complications / mortality
  • Prospective Studies
  • Splenectomy / mortality
  • Stomach Neoplasms / mortality
  • Stomach Neoplasms / pathology
  • Stomach Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Survival Rate