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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 21, 2013; 19(23): 3672-3677
Published online Jun 21, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3672
Case-matched comparison of laparoscopy-assisted and open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Wei Wang, Ke Chen, Xiao-Wu Xu, Yu Pan, Yi-Ping Mou
Wei Wang, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing People’s Hospital, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, Shaoxing 312000, Zhejiang Province, China
Ke Chen, Xiao-Wu Xu, Yu Pan, Yi-Ping Mou, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Wang W conceived and designed the study; Mou YP, Xu XW, Chen K performed the operations; Chen K and Pan Y collected data; Wang W wrote the manuscript; and Mou YP revised the manuscript.
Supported by The key project Grant from the Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, China, No. 2011C13036-2
Correspondence to: Yi-Ping Mou, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China. mouyiping2002@163.com
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Received: January 16, 2013
Revised: May 13, 2013
Accepted: May 18, 2013
Published online: June 21, 2013
Core Tip

Core tip: We retrospectively analyzed patients treated with laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) and compared the surgical and long-term outcomes of LADG and open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Our analysis showed that LADG has the advantages of minimally invasive surgery, rapid recovery, and fewer complications. The effect of lymph node dissection and distance of excision margin were as good as those of open gastrectomy. Long-term follow-up showed no obvious differences compared to open surgery. LADG can achieve a radical effect similar to that of open surgery.