ReviewJournal of oncology2019
Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Cancer: The European Point of View.
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- Return to work following laparoscopic-assisted resection or open resection for rectal cancer: Findings from AlaCaRT-Australasian Laparoscopic Cancer of the Rectum Trial.Cancer medicine · 2021Trial
- Application of self-pulling and latter transection in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy.Journal of minimal access surgery · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Role of Robotic Surgery Gastric Cancer Treatment: A Comprehensive Review by the Robotic Global Surgical Society (TROGSS) and European Federation International Society for Digestive Surgery (EFISDS) Joint Working Group.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Review
- Minimally Invasive Hand-Sewn Barbed Anastomosis After Total and Near-Total Gastrectomy: Standardized Azagra's Technique.Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract · 2023Article
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- Laparoscopic versus Open Total Gastrectomy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: Short and Long-Term Results.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic vs. Open Gastrectomy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Score-Matched Retrospective Case-Control Study.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic for advanced gastric cancer-minimally invasive for maximal results?Translational gastroenterology and hepatology · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Cancer: Cut Down Complications to Unveil Positive Results of Minimally Invasive Approach.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Article
- Laparoscopic gastrectomy for early and advanced gastric cancer in a western center: a propensity score-matched analysis.Updates in surgery · 2021Article
- Laparoscopic cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC: a comparative matched analysis.Surgical endoscopy · 2021Article
- Implementation of minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer in a western tertiary referral center.BMC surgery · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveMultiple Asian studies have proved the feasibility of laparoscopic approach for surgical treatment of gastric cancer. The difference between Asian and European patients could limit their application in Europe. We reviewed the literature for European studies comparing open gastrectomy with laparoscopic approach in the treatment of gastric cancer.
methodWe searched the keywords gastric cancer and laparoscopy in MEDLINE and EMBASE. We included all studies published between 1990 and 2016 and conducted in Europe.
resultWe found 1 randomized and 13 cohort studies which compared laparoscopic with open gastrectomy. We found no mean difference in the number of lymph nodes harvested between laparoscopic and open group (mean difference: -0.49; 95% CI: -2.42; 1.44, p=0.62) and no difference of short-term or long-term mortality (short-term odds ratio: 0.74, p=0.47; long-term odds ratio: 0.65, p=0.11). We found a longer operative time in the laparoscopic group (mean difference: 35.75 minutes, p<0.01) but lesser reoperation rate than the open group (odds ratio: 1.55 p=0.01).
conclusionEuropean based population studies found results comparable with their Asian counterpart. In the current state of evidence, minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer is safe and can achieve the same oncological results.
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