Peritoneal metastasis is the most frequent type of recurrence in patients with gastric cancer (GC)
and is associated with poor prognosis. Peritoneal lavage cytology, used to evaluate the …

Purpose Although obesity is considered as a risk factor for postoperative morbidity in
abdominal surgery, its effect on the outcomes of laparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) is still …

Background Some studies have found high incidences of intraoperative and postoperative
complications for patients with gastric cancer. To determine the predictive factors for the …

An assessment of the learning curve of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG)
might encourage its worldwide spread among inexperienced surgeons. One hundred sixty-…

BACKGROUND: We compared clinicopathological features and results of surgery for gastric
carcinoma in elderly and middle-aged patients to develop appropriate treatment for elderly …

Background Curative gastrectomy is a promising approach for the treatment of gastric
cancer; however, the optimal extent of lymph node dissection for advanced cancer remains …

Background: The significance of hepatic resection for liver metastasis after gastric cancer is
not well established. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of hepatic resection in such …

Background. Lymph node dissection in patients with early gastric cancer is controversial
because lymph node metastases are much less common than in advanced cancer. Therefore, …

BACKGROUND: There is controversy about the best therapeutic surgical approach for treatment
of patients with T4 gastric cancer. STUDY DESIGN: We used univariate and multivariate …

Background To date, it has been unclear whether laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG)
is a suitable treatment for elderly patients with early gastric cancer. This study …