Systematic Review: Laparoscopic Gastrectomy in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer: Is It Viable?_Juniper Publishers
ADVANCED RESEARCH IN GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY JUNIPER PUBLISHERS Authored by Luiz Ronaldo Alberti Abstract Introduction: Gastric cancer is one of the most important pathologies of the digestive tract, representing the fifth most common cause of cancer, with the adenocarcinoma being the main histological type. Standard approach for the treatment of the gastric tumors is surgical resection, performed laparotomically or laparoscopically. In the past years, the minimally invasive procedure had a significant improvement making the laparoscopy progressively viable, mostly for the initial early staged tumors. Objective: This systematic review aims to determine the efficiency of the laparoscopic approach on the treatment of locally advanced gastric cancer. Methodology: The present study is a systematic review of eight systematic reviews published in the past 5 years. Discussion: According to the publications analyzed, the only param...