LAPAROSCOPIC AND MINILAPAROTOMY BILLROTH-I GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTRIC-ULCER USING AN ABDOMINAL WALL-LIFTING METHOD

Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy is still technically difficult because of the lack of appropriate techniques, the expensive laparoscopic ins truments, and the use of numerous disposable stapling devices. In an a ttempt to solve these problems, we have designed a method of laparosco pic and minilaparotomy Billroth I gastrectomy using an abdominal wall- lifting method.