BACKGROUND: Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for gastric cancer is a
minimally invasive technique. We performed a meta-analysis of five randomized clinical …

Background We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate and compare the advantages of
laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) over open distal gastrectomy (ODG) for …

Objectives The aim was to conduct a meta-analysis of the randomized evidence to
determine the relative merits of laparoscopic assisted (LADG) and open (ODG) distal …

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

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

AIM: To compare short-and long-term outcomes of laparoscopy-assisted and open distal
gastrectomy for gastric cancer. METHODS: A retrospective study was performed by …

Results Up to 8 RCTs with 782 patients were enrolled in the present meta-analysis (402
patients underwent LG (LG group) and 380 underwent OG (OG group)). The LG group had …

Objective This study aims to answer the superiority of comparing laparoscopy-assisted distal
gastrectomy (LADG) with open distal gastrectomy (ODG) in the treatment early gastric …

Background: Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) is one of the most accepted
laparoscopic procedures in the field of gastric surgery. However, currently this procedure for …

Background The use of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) in advanced gastric
cancer (AGC) remains a controversial topic, mainly because of doubts about its oncologic …