Background Application of evidence-based perioperative care protocols reduces
complication rates, accelerates recovery and shortens hospital stay. Presently, there are no …

Background Gastric cancer is the most common cancer and the fourth most common cause
of cancer death in South Korea [1]. Despite the large number of gastric cancer patients …

Importance Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy is gaining popularity over open distal
gastrectomy for gastric cancer because of better early postoperative outcomes. However, to …

Importance The application of indocyanine green (ICG) imaging in laparoscopic radical
gastrectomy is in the preliminary stages of clinical practice, and its safety and efficacy remain …

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 …

Backgrounds No confirmatory randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have evaluated the
efficacy of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) compared with open distal …

Indocyanine green (ICG) fluorescence imaging-guided lymphadenectomy has been
demonstrated to be effective in increasing the number of lymph nodes (LNs) retrieved in …

Background The efficacy and safety outcomes of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy
(LADG) with D2 lymph node dissection for locally advanced gastric cancer remain unclear …

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety of this trial with respect to
morbidity and mortality. Summary Background Data: Laparoscopic-assisted distal …

Objective: To compare short-term surgical outcomes including financial cost of robotic and
laparoscopic gastrectomy. Background: Despite a lack of supporting evidence, robotic …