Background The Eastern experience has reported the safety of laparoscopic assisted
gastrectomy (LAG) for gastric cancer. Its use in Western countries is still debated owing to …

Background Data are lacking regarding the oncologic safety of laparoscopic gastrectomy
(LG) for the treatment of gastric cancer. The aim of this study was to compare the long-term …

Laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) has gained international acceptance for the
treatment of early gastric cancer (EGC). However, the use of laparoscopic surgery in the …

Introduction: Open gastrectomy (OG) has long been the preferred surgical approach
worldwide for treatment of gastric cancer (GC). Nowadays, several randomized prospective …

Introduction There has been an increasing interest for the laparoscopic treatment of early
gastric cancer, especially among Eastern surgeons. However, the oncological effectiveness …

Background The adequacy of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) for advanced gastric
cancer (AGC) treatment remains uncertain. There are few reports on the long-term outcomes …

Purpose Laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) is proven by considerable studies as a
safe procedure for early gastric cancer (EGC), but its long-term oncologic outcomes in …

Background: Gastric cancer (GC) is a crucial cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. In
Egypt, GC ranked as the 12th most common cancer. During the last two decades …

Background The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of
laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) initiated by surgeons with much experience …

Background: As an alternate to open surgery, laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) is currently
being performed in many centers, and has gained a wide clinical acceptance. The aim of …