Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2023
A 62-year-old man complains of constant pain in the epigastrium and weight loss of 12 kg. Physical and instrumental examinations (fibrogastroscopy with biopsy, abdominal ultrasound, and chest X-ray) detected cancer of the body of the stomach without signs of distant metastasis. Histology reveals moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma. What scope of surgical intervention is advised in this case?
Answer options
- Distal subtotal gastric resection Gastrectomy
- Gastroenteroanastomosis (gastroenteric bypass)
- Proximal subtotal gastric resection
- Gastrectomy
- Ivor Lewis procedure 2
Correct answer
Gastrectomy
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