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 …

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

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

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

Abstract Background and Objectives An increasing number of studies comparing
laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy and conventional open distal gastrectomy have …

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 …

Objective The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare the short-and
long-term outcomes of laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) with those of open distal …

Background The benefits and risks of laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LADG) are not yet
sufficiently clear for acceptance as a standard treatment of early gastric cancer. Previous …

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