Tsuyoshi Etoh, Tetsuji Ohyama, Shinichi Sakuramoto, Toshikatsu Tsuji, Sang-Woong Lee, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Keisuke Koeda, Naoki Hiki, Chikara Kunisaki, Masanori Tokunaga, Dai Otsubo, Akinori Takagane, Kazunari Misawa, Takahiro Kinoshita, Haruhiko Cho, Yuichiro Doki, Souya Nunobe, Norio Shiraishi, Seigo Kitano
IMPORTANCE: Evidence of implementation of laparoscopic gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer is currently insufficient, as the primary end point in previous prospective studies was evaluated at a median follow-up time of 3 years. More robust evidence is necessary to verify noninferiority of laparoscopic gastrectomy. OBJECTIVE: To compare 5-year survival outcomes between laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) and open distal gastrectomy (ODG) with D2 lymph node dissection for locally advanced gastric cancer...
March 15, 2023: JAMA Surgery