Erschienen in:
01.12.2009 | Letter
Facts and trends in laparoscopic gastrectomy for cancer
verfasst von:
D. Kanellos, M. G. Pramateftakis, Ioannis Kanellos
Erschienen in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Ausgabe 12/2009
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Excerpt
The past few years have seen an explosion of interest in laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric cancer. In Korea, this interest has already been translated into wider clinical use. Large-scale retrospective studies and randomized controlled trials from Korea have currently been published [
1,
2]. The trend also is increasing in Japan, China, and other Asian countries. What are the requirements, risks, and benefits of this modern surgical approach in the West? Can laparoscopic gastrectomy be widely used outside Korea? …