Erschienen in:
01.07.2009
Laparoscopic D2 Gastrectomy: Time for a Randomized Trial
verfasst von:
T. Liakakos, P. Patapis, A. Charalambopoulos, A. Macheras
Erschienen in:
World Journal of Surgery
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Ausgabe 7/2009
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Excerpt
Both open D2 lymphadenectomy and laparoscopic gastrectomy require a surgeon’s experience and skill for safe and effective treatment of resectable gastric cancer. Currently, there is a trend toward laparoscopic D2 gastrectomy in Japan, Korea, and other countries in the West with specialized centers [
1,
2]. However, with an absence of randomized trials, what are the risks and benefits of this modern surgical approach? …