Fig. 3From: Simultaneous resection of gastric and gallbladder metastasis from renal cell carcinoma treated by laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery: a case reportA 2-cm incision was made at the umbilicus, and a wound protector and 12-mm port were inserted for the laparoscopic camera. Thereafter, a 12- and a 5-mm port were inserted at the left and right upper quadrants of the abdomen, respectively, for the working instruments. a A submucosal incision around the gastric tumor was made intraluminally through the gastrointestinal endoscope. b A seromuscular dissection was laparoscopically made under gastrointestinal endoscopic observation. The specimen was extracted through the umbilical port and the gastric incision hole was sutured using a barbed sutureBack to article page