Treatment of stage IV gastric cancer with induction chemotherapy using S-1 and cisplatin followed by curative resection in selected patients

Table 4 Details of the 16 patients who underwent surgery

Peritoneal cytology	N
Negative	13
Positive	3
Type of resection
Total gastrectomy	5
Distal gastrectomy	8
Bypass	2
Exploratory laparotomy	1
Dissection of lymph nodes
D2	5
D2 + para-aortic	8
Operative time (minutes), range	235 (40 to 320)
Blood loss (ml) , range	210 (85 to 550)
Blood transfusion	1

Of the 13 patients who underwent R0 resection, 2 (15%) developed postoperative complications. According to the NCI CTCAE, grade 2 wound infection and grade 3 intra-abdominal abscess due to a pancreatic fistula occurred in 1 patient each. There was no postoperative in-hospital mortality.

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