Abstract
Total gastrectomy was first performed by Kaiser in a dog in 1876 [1]. However, subsequent investigations showed the stomach was not completely removed. The dog survived for 5 years.
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Lygidakis, N.J., Mihas, T.A. (1990). Reconstruction after Total Gastrectomy. In: Reed, P.I., Carboni, M., Johnston, B.J., Guadagni, S. (eds) New Trends in Gastric Cancer. Developments in Oncology, vol 59. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2167-2_20
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