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Review
. 2014 May;8(3):229-36.
doi: 10.5009/gnl.2014.8.3.229.

Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer treatment: current status and future perspectives

Taeil Son  1 , In Gyu Kwon  2 , Woo Jin Hyung  3
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Review

Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer treatment: current status and future perspectives

Taeil Son et al. Gut Liver. 2014 May.

Abstract

Minimally invasive surgery, which has been extensively used to treat gastric adenocarcinoma, is now regarded as one of the standard treatments for early gastric cancer, and its suitability for advanced gastric cancer is being investigated. The use of cutting-edge techniques for minimally invasive surgery enables surgeons to deliver various treatment options to minimize a patient's distress and to maintain oncologic safety. Ongoing multicenter prospective studies aim to validate the efficacy of these surgical techniques and to expand the indications of minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of gastric cancer. In this review, we summarize the current status and issues regarding minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of gastric cancer.

Keywords: Gastrectomy; Laparoscopy; Robotics; Stomach neoplasms.

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