## Abstract ## Background To assess the value of laparoscopy‐assisted distal gastrectomy with D2 dissection for treatment of gastric cancer. ## Methods We collected studies that have compared laparoscopy‐assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) and open distal gastrectomy (ODG) with D2 dissection for
Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for T2b advanced gastric cancers: Three Years' experience
✍ Scribed by Hoon Hur; Hae Myung Jeon; Wook Kim
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 127 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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