Comparative Outcomes of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy and Open Gastrectomy for Scirrhous Gastric Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study

Objective:. A multicenter retrospective cohort study was performed to compare the outcomes of laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) versus open gastrectomy (OG) for scirrhous gastric cancer (GC) as a unique subtype also known as type 4 gastric cancer or linitis plastica. Background:. Although data on the ef...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Fujita, MD, Tatsuto Nishigori, MD, PhD, Yoshio Kadokawa, MD, PhD, Atsushi Itami, MD, PhD, Masato Kondo, MD, Hisahiro Hosogi, MD, PhD, Seiichiro Kanaya, MD, PhD, Hironori Kawada, MD, PhD, Hiroaki Hata, MD, PhD, Michihiro Yamamoto, MD, Yousuke Kinjo, MD, PhD, Eiji Tanaka, MD, PhD, Dai Manaka, MD, PhD, Seiji Satoh, MD, PhD, Hiroshi Okabe, MD, PhD, Shigeru Tsunoda, MD, PhD, Masazumi Sakaguchi, MD, PhD, Shigeo Hisamori, MD, PhD, Koya Hida, MD, PhD, Shiro Tanaka, PhD, Kazutaka Obama, MD, PhD, on behalf of Kyoto Esophageal and Gastric Surgery Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2021-06-01
Series:Annals of Surgery Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000063