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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 14, 2016; 22(2): 727-735
Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.727
Published online Jan 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i2.727
Laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery: Current evidence and future perspectives
Taeil Son, Woo Jin Hyung, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
Taeil Son, Woo Jin Hyung, Gastric Cancer Center, Yonsei Cancer Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
Taeil Son, Woo Jin Hyung, Robot and MIS Center, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul 120-752, South Korea
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this manuscript.
Supported by ETRI R&D Program (14ZC1400, The Development of a Realistic Surgery Rehearsal System based on Patient Specific Surgical Planning), funded by the Government of South Korea.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Taeil Son has no conflicts of interest or financial obligations to disclose. Woo Jin Hyung has received fees for serving as a consultant for Ethicon, LLC.
Correspondence to: Woo Jin Hyung, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 50-1 Yonsei-ro Seodaemun-gu, Seoul 120-752, South Korea. wjhyung@yuhs.ac
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Received: May 28, 2015
Peer-review started: May 31, 2015
First decision: July 14, 2015
Revised: August 16, 2015
Accepted: November 19, 2015
Article in press: November 19, 2015
Published online: January 14, 2016
Processing time: 223 Days and 15.3 Hours
Peer-review started: May 31, 2015
First decision: July 14, 2015
Revised: August 16, 2015
Accepted: November 19, 2015
Article in press: November 19, 2015
Published online: January 14, 2016
Processing time: 223 Days and 15.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Laparoscopic gastrectomy has been widely accepted as a standard alternative to open gastrectomy for the treatment of early gastric cancer. Its clinical indications are expanding to include more extensive surgeries along with more sophisticated conserving or function-preserving surgeries. Although some controversies limit extensive application of the procedure, including a lack of evidence of oncologic safety and discrepancy between high- and low-incidence countries, laparoscopic gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma could become widespread as new technologies, improved surgical techniques, and evidence from ongoing multicenter trials emerge.