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The Surgical Treatment of Gastric Carcinoma: Possibilities for Palliative Treatment

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Gastric Carcinoma

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The surgical removal of gastric carcinoma continues to be the only method of treatment that offers the afflicted patient a chance for healing or improvement of symptoms. Unfortunately, however, the number of advanced tumors for which no chance of healing exists remains high, making palliative procedures of great importance in surgical practice.

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  1. G. Feifel
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  2. G. Schüder
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Gastroenterology and Oncology, General Hospital, Celle, Germany

    Jürgen Hotz M.D. (Professor of Medicine, Head) (Professor of Medicine, Head)

  2. Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal and Transplantation Surgery, Medical University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    Hans-Joachim Meyer M.D. (Professor of Surgery) (Professor of Surgery)

  3. Department of Hematology/Oncology, Medical University of Hannover, Hannover, Germany

    H.-J. Schmoll M.D. (Professor) (Professor)

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Feifel, G., Schüder, G. (1989). The Surgical Treatment of Gastric Carcinoma: Possibilities for Palliative Treatment. In: Hotz, J., Meyer, HJ., Schmoll, HJ. (eds) Gastric Carcinoma. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3636-8_7

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