Laparoscopic Surgery for Small Bowel Tumours Symposium on Diseases of the Small Intestine, Jaslok Hospital, Dec. 9-10, 2006 Abeezar I. Sarela MSc MS FRCS The General Infirmary at Leeds University of Leeds School of Medicine
Objectives Role of laparoscopy Surgical technique Tumour-specific indications GIST Adenocarcinoma Lymphoma Metastasis
Role of Laparoscopic Surgery Extending Paradigms for Colorectal & Upper GI Carcinoma Diagnosis Staging  Palliation Curative Resection Post-operative mechanical problems Adhesive obstruction Incisional hernia
Location-Specific Resection Duodenum Segmental resection Pancreaticoduodenectomy Jejunum Ileum Segmental resection Ileocolic resection
Technical Issues Laparoscopically-assisted resection Totally laparoscopic resection Anastomosis Extra-corporeal Intra-corporeal Additional organ resection Lymphadenectomy
Techniques 1 2 3 4
Small Bowel GIST Biological Implications for Laparoscopic Resection Wide heterogeneity in size and consistency Lymphadenectomy not necessary Sarcomatosis is rare
Laparoscopic Resection Small Bowel GIST 2000-2005 Mount Sinai Medical Centre, New York 15 patients Median size: 3.7cm (0.4-8.5) Conversion: 2 patients 1 major complication: anastomotic bleeding Nguyen et al. Surg Endosc 2006;20:713-716
Duodenal Adenocarcinoma Survival is distinct from Pancreatic Cancer Yeo CJ et al (Johns Hopkins). Ann Surg 1998;227:821-31
Duodenal Adenocarcinoma Survival is similar to Gastric Cancer Sarela AI et al (Memorial Sloan Kettering). Ann Surg Oncol 2004;11:380-386
Duodenal Adenocarcinoma 137 patients 1983-2001 Potentially curative resection: 53%  Pancreaticoduodenectomy: 78% Isolated duodenal resection: 22% Median diameter 4 cm (1.5-11) pN1: 43% - significant prognostic factor ≥ 15 lymph nodes: important for prognostic discrimination Sarela AI et al (Memorial Sloan Kettering). Ann Surg Oncol 2004;11:380-86
Laparoscopic Staging of Small Bowel Carcinoma Using the Gastric Carcinoma Paradigm Period: 1993-2002 Total 1748  patients Selection criteria for laparoscopy: Radiological M0 Acceptable risk for major operation No obstruction or bleeding Laparoscopy 657  patients Laparoscopic M1 23% Sarela AI et al (Memorial Sloan Kettering). Ann Surg. 2006;243:189-95
Small Bowel Carcinoma Anterior abdominal wall limits the extent of mesenteric retraction for radical lymphadenectomy Transverse colon tumours excluded from trials of laparoscopic colorectal resection.  Guillou P.J., PI, UK MRC CLASICC study Dissection of greater omentum and omental bursectomy are limiting steps of laparoscopic D2 gastrectomy
Primary Small-bowel Lymphoma Laparoscopy for Diagnosis & Staging
Small Bowel Metastasis Palliation Laparoscopic resection Laparoscopic bypass
Summary Radiological suspicion of small bowel tumour  Laparoscopy for diagnosis Reasonable to extend paradigms for gastric carcinoma Staging of carcinoma and lymphoma GIST: Always consider laparoscopic resection Bowel resection-anastomosis techniques are well-established & safe

Laparoscopic surgery for small bowel tumours

  • 1.
    Laparoscopic Surgery forSmall Bowel Tumours Symposium on Diseases of the Small Intestine, Jaslok Hospital, Dec. 9-10, 2006 Abeezar I. Sarela MSc MS FRCS The General Infirmary at Leeds University of Leeds School of Medicine
  • 2.
    Objectives Role oflaparoscopy Surgical technique Tumour-specific indications GIST Adenocarcinoma Lymphoma Metastasis
  • 3.
    Role of LaparoscopicSurgery Extending Paradigms for Colorectal & Upper GI Carcinoma Diagnosis Staging Palliation Curative Resection Post-operative mechanical problems Adhesive obstruction Incisional hernia
  • 4.
    Location-Specific Resection DuodenumSegmental resection Pancreaticoduodenectomy Jejunum Ileum Segmental resection Ileocolic resection
  • 5.
    Technical Issues Laparoscopically-assistedresection Totally laparoscopic resection Anastomosis Extra-corporeal Intra-corporeal Additional organ resection Lymphadenectomy
  • 6.
  • 7.
    Small Bowel GISTBiological Implications for Laparoscopic Resection Wide heterogeneity in size and consistency Lymphadenectomy not necessary Sarcomatosis is rare
  • 8.
    Laparoscopic Resection SmallBowel GIST 2000-2005 Mount Sinai Medical Centre, New York 15 patients Median size: 3.7cm (0.4-8.5) Conversion: 2 patients 1 major complication: anastomotic bleeding Nguyen et al. Surg Endosc 2006;20:713-716
  • 9.
    Duodenal Adenocarcinoma Survivalis distinct from Pancreatic Cancer Yeo CJ et al (Johns Hopkins). Ann Surg 1998;227:821-31
  • 10.
    Duodenal Adenocarcinoma Survivalis similar to Gastric Cancer Sarela AI et al (Memorial Sloan Kettering). Ann Surg Oncol 2004;11:380-386
  • 11.
    Duodenal Adenocarcinoma 137patients 1983-2001 Potentially curative resection: 53% Pancreaticoduodenectomy: 78% Isolated duodenal resection: 22% Median diameter 4 cm (1.5-11) pN1: 43% - significant prognostic factor ≥ 15 lymph nodes: important for prognostic discrimination Sarela AI et al (Memorial Sloan Kettering). Ann Surg Oncol 2004;11:380-86
  • 12.
    Laparoscopic Staging ofSmall Bowel Carcinoma Using the Gastric Carcinoma Paradigm Period: 1993-2002 Total 1748 patients Selection criteria for laparoscopy: Radiological M0 Acceptable risk for major operation No obstruction or bleeding Laparoscopy 657 patients Laparoscopic M1 23% Sarela AI et al (Memorial Sloan Kettering). Ann Surg. 2006;243:189-95
  • 13.
    Small Bowel CarcinomaAnterior abdominal wall limits the extent of mesenteric retraction for radical lymphadenectomy Transverse colon tumours excluded from trials of laparoscopic colorectal resection. Guillou P.J., PI, UK MRC CLASICC study Dissection of greater omentum and omental bursectomy are limiting steps of laparoscopic D2 gastrectomy
  • 14.
    Primary Small-bowel LymphomaLaparoscopy for Diagnosis & Staging
  • 15.
    Small Bowel MetastasisPalliation Laparoscopic resection Laparoscopic bypass
  • 16.
    Summary Radiological suspicionof small bowel tumour Laparoscopy for diagnosis Reasonable to extend paradigms for gastric carcinoma Staging of carcinoma and lymphoma GIST: Always consider laparoscopic resection Bowel resection-anastomosis techniques are well-established & safe

Editor's Notes

  • #15 Figure 8-17. Primary small-bowel lymphoma: clinical staging. Primary small-bowel lymphoma is staged by the extent of disease, analogous to other extranodal lymphomas. Stage I 1E is confined to the small bowel, stage II IE involves adjacent nodes, and stage II 2E involves nonadjacent regional nodes. Stage III is more extensive and involves nodes on both sides of the diaphragm, with localized extralymphatic or spleen involvement. Stage IV is metastatic disease with involvement of extralymphatic sites.