Abstract
ABSRACT
Background: Gastric carcinoma is the second leading cause of cancer related deaths in the world and the fourth
most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide. Curative therapy for gastric cancer involves surgical resection
i.e. total or subtotal gastrectomy with an accompanying lymphadenectomy. The objective of this study was to
determine the operability and curative resection rate of gastric carcinoma in our set up.
Material & Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at Surgical Unit, Kuwait Teaching Hospital Peshawar
from May 2006 to July 2013. A total of 100 patients presenting to our unit with gastric carcinoma having age more
than 18 years were included in this study.
Results: Out of total 100 patients, 71 underwent resection for gastric carcinoma (71% operability rate). Among
these 71 cases, 52(73.23%) had subtotal gastrectomy and 19(26.76%) had total gastrectomy An R0 resection
was performed in 40(56.33%) cases, and 20(28.16%) cases had microscopic positive margins.
Conclusion: Our results demonstrate that the operability rate for gastric carcinoma is 71% and curative resection
rate of 56.33% in our set up.
Rahmat Ullah Shah. (2014) OPERABILITY AND CURATIVE RESECTION RATE IN GASRTIC CARCINOMA: AN EXPERIENCE AT PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN, Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences , Volume 12, Issue 2.
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