Surgery - Cytoreduction and HIPEC (intraperitoneal chemotherapy) in the management of gastric cancer
Cytoreduction surgery and HIPEC (intraperitoneal chemotherapy) are recently being advocated in the management algorithm of gastric cancer. This video by Dr. Deepak Chhabra, Consultant surgical oncologist, highlights the recent evidence on this topic, discusses the key trials, and gives a nice overview of this upcoming area of gastric cancer management.
Cytoreductive surgery is one of the accepted treatment modalities for peritoneal carcinomatosis due to colorectal cancer, appendiceal cancer, and ovarian cancer. It is now being recommended in advanced gastric cancer as well and this is critically reviewed in this video.