Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	1961
Country	China

Received	2013-01-17 12:14
Peer-Review Started	2013-01-17 14:56
To Make the First Decision	2013-04-03 09:16
Return for Revision	2013-04-22 11:29
Revised	2013-05-07 09:13
Second Decision	2013-05-18 16:55
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-05-19 23:39
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Autobiography
Article Title	Case-matched comparison of laparoscopy-assisted and open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Wei Wang, Ke Chen, Xiao-Wu Xu, Yu Pan and Yi-Ping Mou
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number key project Grant from the Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, China 2011C13036-2
Corresponding Author	Yi-Ping Mou, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China. mouyiping2002@163.com
Key Words	Stomach neoplasms; Gastrectomy; Laparoscopy; Survival; Case matched study
Core Tip	We retrospectively analyzed patients treated with laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) and compared the surgical and long-term outcomes of LADG and open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Our analysis showed that LADG has the advantages of minimally invasive surgery, rapid recovery, and fewer complications. The effect of lymph node dissection and distance of excision margin were as good as those of open gastrectomy. Long-term follow-up showed no obvious differences compared to open surgery. LADG can achieve a radical effect similar to that of open surgery.
Publish Date	2013-06-20 16:34
Citation	Wang W, Chen K, Xu XW, Pan Y, Mou YP. Case-matched comparison of laparoscopy-assisted and open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(23): 3672-3677
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i23/3672.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i23.3672

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