A total gastrectomy means the doctor will remove your entire stomach. Sometimes they only need to take out part of your stomach. They’ll call this subtotal, or partial, gastrectomy.

Gastrectomy is a type of surgery that removes the stomach. Learn more about the purpose of the procedure, the benefits, possible risks, and more.

Surgery to remove your stomach is called a gastrectomy. There are different types of gastrectomy. The type you have depends on the stage and position of your cancer. You might have: a subtotal or ...

A total of 635 patients in each group were extracted from the 2,976 patients after matching by operative procedure (subtotal or total gastrectomy), the extent of lymphadenectomy (D2 or D1+), body mass ...