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SUBMITTER: Eshuis WJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6060987 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eshuis Wietse J WJ van Berge Henegouwen Mark I MI Draaisma Werner A WA Gisbertz Suzanne S SS
Updates in surgery 20180620 2
The objective of this study is to describe the compliance to D2 lymphadenectomy in laparoscopic gastrectomy. Radical partial or total gastrectomy with modified D2 lymphadenectomy is the standard of care for locally advanced gastric cancer. It is unclear whether compliance to D2 lymphadenectomy in laparoscopy is comparable to that in open surgery. A review of the literature was performed and results are described in a descriptive review. Available randomized trials are mostly performed for early ...[more]