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

STRUCTURE OF THE GUIDELINES The original guidelines described the management of
oesophageal and gastric cancer within existing practice. This paper updates the guidance to …

PURPOSE It is unclear whether laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric
cancer is oncologically equivalent to open distal gastrectomy. The noninferiority of …

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

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

In 2012, there were∼ 140 000 new cases of gastric cancer diagnosed across all European
countries, making it the sixth commonest cancer diagnosis. Perhaps more importantly, it …

Although the incidence of gastric cancer is decreasing, there were still 159 900 new cases in
Europe in 2006, and 118 200 deaths, representing the fifth highest incidence and fourth …

In 2012, there were∼ 140,000 new cases of gastric cancer diagnosed across all European
countries, making it the sixth commonest cancer diagnosis. Perhaps more importantly, it …

In dieser Leitlinie sind eingetragene Warenzeichen (geschützte Warennamen) nicht
besonders kenntlich gemacht. Es kann also aus dem Fehlen eines entsprechenden …

Objective: To evaluate the technical feasibility, effectiveness, and safety of robot-assisted
gastrectomy (RAG) with lymphadenectomy, using the da Vinci system through analyses of …