Laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer: a systematic review.
CONCLUSION: Although a technically demanding and time-consuming procedure, LGD2 offers the advantages of minimal invasion and can achieve the same degree of radical resections, harvested lymph nodes and short- or long-term prognosis for the treatment of locally AGC.
PMID: 31424636 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of B.U.ON. - Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: J BUON Source Type: research
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