Surgery in the Multimodal Management of Gastric Cancer

1. Epidemiology of Gastric Cancer and Screening Programs
Giuseppe Verlato, Alberto Leo, Gian Maria Rossi, Giovanni Manzoni

2. Etiopathogenesis of Gastric Cancer
Giovanni Corso, Daniele Marrelli, Franco Roviello

3. Lymphatic Spread, Lymph Node Stations, and Levels of Lymphatic Dissection in Gastric Cancer
Giovanni Manzoni, Franco Roviello, Alberto Leo, Giuseppe Verlato

4. Pathologic Classifications and Staging Systems
Giovanni Manzoni, Marco Catarci, Alberto Leo, Anna Tomezzoli, Carla Vindigni

5. Prognostic Factors and Score Systems in Gastric Cancer
Daniele Marrelli, Stefano Caruso, Franco Roviello

6. Preoperative Work-up: Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasonography
Emanuele Bendia, Marco Marzioni, Antonio Sario, Walter Siquini, Antonio Benedetti

7. Preoperative Work-up and Assessment of Resectability
Luigina Graziosi, Walter Bugiantella, Emanuel Cavazzoni, Annibale Donini

8. Resection Margins in Gastric Cancer
Paolo Morgagni, Giuliano Barba, Luca Saragoni

9. Gastric Cancer: Standard or Extended Lymphadenectomy?
Giovanni Manzoni, Alberto Leo, Giuseppe Verlato

10. Reconstruction After Gastrectomy
Francesco Tonelli, Stefano Scaringi, Francesco Giudici, Francesco Bellucci

11. Endoscopic and Surgical Treatment of Early Gastric Cancer
Paolo Morgagni, Luca Saragoni, Filippo Catalano, Alessandro Casadei, Mario Marini

12. Treatment of Resectable Advanced Gastric Cancer
Alberto Marchet, Gian Maria Rossi, Simone Mocellin, Donato Nitti

13. Multivisceral Resection for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer
Fabio Pacelli, Giacomo Cusumano, Fausto Rosa, Giovan Battista Doglietto

14. Surgical Treatment of Liver Metastases from Gastric Cancer
Guido A. M. Tiberio, Arianna Coniglio, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Stefano M. Giulini

15. Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy in Gastric Cancer: Indications and Technical Notes
Gianni Mura, Orietta Federici, Alfredo Garofalo

16. Postoperative Course: Morbidity, Mortality, and Treatment of Complications
Giovanni Manzoni, Luca Cozzaglio, Simone Giacopuzzi, Antonella Ardito

17. Long-term Results after R0 Resection in the Surgical Treatment of Gastric Cancer
Franco Roviello, Giovanni Corso, Daniele Marrelli

18. Surgical Treatment of Gastric Cancer Infiltrating the Esophago-gastric Junction
Giovanni Manzoni, Andrea Zanoni, Corrado Pedrazzani

19. Surgical Treatment of Gastric Cancer in Elderly Patients
Pasquina M. C. Tomaiuolo, Andrea Mazzari, Ugo Grossi, Antonio Crucitti

20. Cholecystectomy: Pros and Cons?
Marco Farsi, Marco Bernini, Lapo Bencini

21. Neoadjuvant Treatment for Resectable Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer
Domenico D’Ugo, Alberto Biondi, Ferdinando Cananzi

22. Neoadjuvant Treatment for Resectable Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: European Ongoing Trials
William H. Allum

23. The Role of Chemotherapy in Metastatic Disease
Felice Pasini, Anna Paola Fraccon, Giorgio Crepaldi, Giovanni Manzoni

24. Adjuvant Treatment After Surgical Resection
Mario Scartozzi, Walter Siquini, Elena Maccaroni, Maristella Bianconi, Riccardo Giampieri, Rossana Berardi, Stefano Cascinu

25. Follow-up and Treatment of Recurrence
Daniele Marrelli, Stefano Caruso, Franco Roviello

26. Endoscopic and Surgical Palliation of Unresectable Gastric Cancer
Giovanni Manzoni, Alberto Leo, Luca Rodella, Francesco Lombardo, Filippo Catalano

27. Palliative Treatment
Mario Scartozzi, Walter Siquini, Alessandro Bittoni, Luca Faloppi, Stefano Cascinu

28. Gastric Cancer: a Model to Study Skeletal Muscle Wasting of Cachexia
Maurizio Bossola, Fabio Pacelli, Fausto Rosa, Giacomo Cusumano, Antonio Tortorelli, Giovan Battista Doglietto

29. Quality of Life After Gastrectomy
Natale Martino, Francesco Torelli

30. Total and Subtotal Gastrectomy with D2 Lymphadenectomy:Technical Notes
Walter Siquini, Pierpaolo Stortoni, Emilio Feliciotti, Raffaella Ridolfo, Sonia Maurizi, Alessandro Cardinali, Cristina Marmorale, Aroldo Fianchini, Edoardo Landi

31. Proximal Gastrectomy: Technical Notes
Claudio Cordiano, Gerardo Mangiante, Simone Giacopuzzi, Giovanni Manzoni

32. Total and Subtotal Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy:Technical Notes
Raffaele Pugliese, Dario Maggioni, Giovanni C. Ferrari, Andrea Costanzi, Monica Gualtierotti

33. Standard and Extended Lymphadenectomy:Technical Notes
Franco Roviello, Giovanni Corso, Daniele Marrelli

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, Oncology, Surgical Oncology, Gastroenterology