PREVENCIÓN DE LA RECURRENCIA PERITONEAL EN EL TRATAMIENTO QUIRÚRGICO DEL CÁNCER GÁSTRICO

Prevention of peritoneal recurrence of gastric cancer The peritoneal cavity is the main site of gastric cancer recurrence after curative surgery. When this re currence occurs, patients may experience bowel obstruction, dehydration and multiple hospital admissions. The therapeutic options that may decrease the rate of peritoneal recurrence and increase five years survival are intraoperative hyperthermic chemotherapy, extensive intraoperative peritoneal lavage and routine bursectomy. We herein review the oncological results of curative surgery for gastric cancer, its failure patterns and the risk factors for peritoneal recurrence. We also review the studies aiming to prevent peritoneal carcinomatosis.