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Review
. 2014 Oct 21;20(39):14132-41.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i39.14132.

Minimally invasive surgery in gastric cancer

Sang-Yong Son  1 , Hyung-Ho Kim  1
Affiliations
Review

Minimally invasive surgery in gastric cancer

Sang-Yong Son et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer has rapidly gained popularity due to the early detection of early gastric cancer. As advances in instruments and the accumulation of laparoscopic experience increase, laparoscopic techniques are being used for less invasive but highly technical procedures. Recent evidence suggests that the short- and long-term outcomes of minimally invasive surgery for early gastric cancer and advanced gastric cancer are comparable to those of conventional open surgery. However, these results should be confirmed by large-scale multicenter prospective randomized controlled clinical trials.

Keywords: Gastric cancer; Laparoscopic gastrectomy; Minimally invasive surgery.

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