Background Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) and totally laparoscopic
distal gastrectomy (TLDG) are two commonly used methods of laparoscopic gastrectomy for …

Background Totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (TLDG) has been developed in the
hope of improving surgical quality and overcoming the limitations of conventional …

Laparoscopic surgery has become common in the treatment of gastric cancer because of
improvements of both surgical techniques and devices. The aim of this study was to …

Background The curative surgical treatment of gastric cancer in the current laparoscopic
surgical era relies on the surgeon's preference, technical difficulties, and concerns regarding …

Purpose The advantages of totally laparoscopic surgery in early gastric cancer (EGC) are
unproven, and some concerns remain regarding the oncologic safety and technical difficulty …

Objective Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) with adequate lymph node dissection for
gastric cancer is increasingly being applied worldwide. Several randomized trials have been …

Background Controversy persists about the effects of laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG)
versus open distal gastrectomy (ODG) on short-term surgical outcomes and long-term …

Objective This study aimed to compare the short-term surgical outcomes and cost–benefits
following totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (TLDG) and laparoscopy-assisted distal …

Objective: To perform a meta-analysis of high-quality published trials, randomized and
observational, comparing laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) and open distal …

Objective Laparoscopic gastrectomy has been established as a standard treatment for early
gastric cancer, and its use is increasing recently. Compared with the conventional …