Sümer, FatihKayaalp, CüneytKaragül, Servet2017-09-122017-09-122016Sümer, F. Kayaalp, C. Karagül, S. (2016). Laparoscopic gastrectomy and transvaginal specimen extraction in a morbidly obese patient with gastric cancer. 16(1):51-53.2093-5641https://hdl.handle.net/11616/7749Laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer has some significant postoperative benefits over open surgery with similar oncologic outcomes. This procedure is more popular in the Far East countries where obesity is not a serious public health problem. In the Western countries, laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer is not a common procedure, yet obesity is more common. Herein, we aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of laparoscopic gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer in a morbidly obese patient. Additionally, we used natural orifice specimen extraction as an option to decrease wound-related complications, which are more prevalent in morbidly obese patients. In this case, we performed a fully laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy with lymph node dissection and Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy with the specimen extracted through the vagina. To the best of our knowledge, this was the first report of a natural orifice surgery in a morbidly obese patient with gastric cancer.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessStomach neoplasmsNatural orifice endoscopic surgeryLaparoscopyObesityArticle161515310.5230/jgc.2016.16.1.51