Feasibility of totally laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy with intracorporeal gastro-gastrostomy for early gastric cancer: a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG) has been accepted as a function-preserving surgery for the treatment of early gastric cancer in East Asian countries. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of totally laparoscopic PPG (TLPPG) with intracorporeal an...

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Main Authors: Yuji Akiyama, Akira Sasaki, Takeshi Iwaya, Ryosuke Fujisawa, Noriyuki Sasaki, Haruka Nikai, Fumitaka Endo, Shigeaki Baba, Yasushi Hasegawa, Toshimoto Kimura, Takeshi Takahara, Hiroyuki Nitta, Koki Otsuka, Keisuke Koeda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:World Journal of Surgical Oncology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12957-020-01955-z