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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 7, 2015; 21(41): 11609-11620
Published online Nov 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i41.11609
Table 4 Selected randomized controlled trials studying the extent of the lymph node dissection for patients with gastric cancer
Ref.Year publishedRegionExtent of Lymph node dissectionPatients(n)MorbidityMortality5 yr overall survival (%)
Dent et al[62]1988South AfricaD12222%0%N/A
D22143%0%N/A
BonenKamp et al[59,66]1995The NetherlandsD138025%4%45
D233143%10%47
Cuschieri et al[60,65]1996EuropeD120028%6.5%35
D220046%13%33
Wu et al[63,64]2004TaiwanD11107.3%0%53.6
D311117.1%0%59.5
Sasako et al[69]2008JapanD226320.9%0.8%69.2
D2 + PAND26028.1%0.8%70.3
Degiuli et al[67,68]2010ItalyD113312%3%66.5
D213417.9%2.2%64.2