Open AccessLaparoscopicvsopen total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Junjie Xiong,
Quentin Nunes,
Wei Huang,
Chunlu Tan,
Nengwen Ke,
ShengXue Xie,
Xun Ran,
Hao Zhang,
Yonghua Chen,
Xu-Bao Liu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.8114
Subject(s) - medicine , gastrectomy , ileus , surgery , meta analysis , cochrane library , randomized controlled trial , anastomosis , cancer
To conduct a meta-analysis comparing laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) with open total gastrectomy (OTG) for the treatment of gastric cancer.