Surgeon with laparoscope Institute of Laparoscopy Shreveport, Louisiana  318-221-4755
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  Gastric (stomach) polyps, or masses (Non cancerous tumors in the stomach)
  Treatment goals
 

Remove the actual tumor.

  Treatment
 
Remove a portion of stomach around and including the tumor.
  Procedure
 

Laparoscopic partial gastrectomy

  Length of hospital stay
 
1-2 days
  Potential complications
 
SIDE EFFECTS - None COMPLICATIONS - non-healing of incision into the stomach.