Laparoscopic versus open distal gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer in middle-low-volume centers in Western countries: a propensity score matching analysis.

Giovanni Maria GarbarinoGianluca CostaGiovanni Guglielmo LaraccaGiorgio CastagnolaPaolo MercantiniMassimiliano Di PaolaSimone VitaLuigi Masoni

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2020)

LDG for locally advanced gastric cancer seems to be feasible and safe with surgical and long-term oncological outcomes comparable with open surgery, even in medium-low-volume centers.

Keyphrases

minimally invasive
robot assisted
coronary artery bypass
south africa
rectal cancer
prostate cancer
type diabetes
squamous cell carcinoma
skeletal muscle
coronary artery disease
data analysis
glycemic control