Short-and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Abstract Background Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) for gastric cancer has rapidly developed and become more popular in recent decades. Additional high-quality randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies comparing LG versus open gastrectomy (OG) for gastric cancer (GC) have been published in recent year...

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Main Authors: Xiaokang Lei, Yinkui Wang, Fei Shan, Shuangxi Li, Yongning Jia, Rulin Miao, Kan Xue, Zhemin Li, Jiafu Ji, Ziyu Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-12-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-022-02818-5