Decreased Morbidity of Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy Compared With Open Distal Gastrectomy for Stage I Gastric Cancer

Kim, Wook; Kim, Hyung‐Ho; Han, Sang‐Uk; Kim, Min-Chan; Hyung, Woo Jin; Ryu, Seung Wan; Cho, Gyu Seok; Kim, Chan Young; Yang, Han‐Kwang; Park, Do Joong; Song, Kyo Young; Lee, Sang Il; Ryu, Seung Yub; Lee, Joo-Ho; Lee, Hyuk‐Joon

doi:10.1097/sla.0000000000001346

articleAnnals of SurgerySep 10, 2015Closed access

Decreased Morbidity of Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy Compared With Open Distal Gastrectomy for Stage I Gastric Cancer

WKWook Kim HKHyung‐Ho Kim SHSang‐Uk Han MKMin-Chan Kim WJWoo Jin Hyung

The Catholic University of Korea Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital · Catholic University of Korea · +13 more institutions

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Abstract

Objective

To determine the safety of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) compared with open distal gastrectomy (ODG) in patients with clinical stage I gastric cancer in Korea.

Background

There is still a lack of large-scale, multicenter randomized trials regarding the safety of LADG.

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Keywords

Medicine
Surgery
Clinical endpoint
Complication
Randomized controlled trial
Laparoscopy
Gastrectomy
Cancer

UN Sustainable Development Goals

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