Long-term oncological outcomes of minimally invasive versus open gastrectomy for cancer
Laparoscopic gastrectomy, while associated with a lower lymph node yield, provides similar overall survival rates compared to open surgery. Conversion to open surgery was associated with higher major postoperative morbidity and inferior disease-free survival.
Authors
- Styliani Mantziari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1315-1898)
- Francesco Abboretti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1572-9438)
- Markus Schäfer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4335-4098)
- Laura Didisheim
- Hugo Teixeira Farinha
Institutions
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Journal of Surgery
- Published
- 2024-12-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2024.116134
- Primary Topic
- Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois