Meta-Analysis
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 26, 2020; 8(6): 1074-1086
Published online Mar 26, 2020. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i6.1074
Laparoscopic surgery for early gallbladder carcinoma: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Xu Feng, Jia-Sheng Cao, Ming-Yu Chen, Bin Zhang, Sarun Juengpanich, Jia-Hao Hu, Win Topatana, Shi-Jie Li, Ji-Liang Shen, Guang-Yuan Xiao, Xiu-Jun Cai, Hong Yu
Xu Feng, Jia-Sheng Cao, Ming-Yu Chen, Bin Zhang, Sarun Juengpanich, Jia-Hao Hu, Win Topatana, Shi-Jie Li, Ji-Liang Shen, Xiu-Jun Cai, Hong Yu, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Guang-Yuan Xiao, Department of General Surgery, Jiaxing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiaxing 314000, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Feng X, Cao JS, Chen MY, Zhang B, Cai XJ, and Yu H designed the study and collected the data; Juengpanich S, Hu JH, Topatana W, and Li SJ analyzed the data; all authors performed the study and wrote the paper.
Supported by the Zhejiang Medical Health Science and Technology Project, No. 2016133597 and No. 2019321842; and Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province, No. LQ18H160003.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors deny any conflict of interest.
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Corresponding author: Hong Yu, FACS, MD, PhD, Doctor, Surgeon, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run-Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University, No. 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China. 3195016@zju.edu.cn
Received: December 29, 2019
Peer-review started: December 29, 2019
First decision: January 19, 2020
Revised: February 14, 2020
Accepted: February 28, 2020
Article in press: February 28, 2020
Published online: March 26, 2020
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Core Tip

Core tip: Several studies have compared the safety and feasibility of laparoscopic surgery and open surgery for early gallbladder carcinoma. This systematic review and meta-analysis, included 7 comparative studies and 8 non-comparative studies, and found that laparoscopic surgery is a safe and feasible alternative to open surgery with comparable 1-, 3-, and 5-year survival and operation-related outcomes for early gallbladder carcinoma. However, more prospective studies should be performed due to the limited sample size and lack of recurrence data.