Surgery
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A randomized controlled trial comparing open vs laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for the treatment of early gastric cancer: an interim report.
The application of laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for early gastric cancer remains controversial among gastric surgeons. The purpose of this study was to compare LADG with open distal gastrectomy (ODG) regarding clinical outcome and postoperative parameters, including postoperative pain and pulmonary function. ⋯ This study demonstrates that LADG has several advantages including an earlier recovery, less pain, and less impaired pulmonary function after gastric surgery when compared with ODG; furthermore, no reduction in curability was observed.