Short- and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy: A case-control study using a propensity score matching method

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is increasingly becoming the recommended treatment for locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC) with promising results. According to previous reports, few studies have evaluated the benefits of laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) after NACT. Methods: 135 patients...

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Main Authors: Qinchuan Yang, Changming Zhang, Haikun Zhou, Weidong Wang, Bo Shan, Chao Yue, Ruiqi Gao, Zhiyu Guo, Yannian Wang, Gang Ji, Xiaohua Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-12-01
Series:Surgery Open Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589845023000854