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Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer was first reported by Kitano et al. in 1991. Laparoscopic wedge resection (LWR) and intragastric mucosal resection (IGMR) were quickly adapted for gastric cancer limited to the mucosal layer and having no risk of lymph node metastasis. Following improvements in endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR) and endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD), the use of LWR and IGMR for these indications decreased, and patients with gastric cancer, including those with a risk of lymph node metastases, were more likely to be managed with laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) with lymph node dissection. Many retrospective comparative trials and randomized-controlled trials (RCT) have confirmed that LG is safe and feasible, and that short-term outcomes are better than those of open gastrectomy (OG) in patients with early gastric cancer (EGC). However, these trials did not include a satisfactory number of patients to establish clinical evidence. Thus, additional multicenter randomized-controlled trials are needed to delineate significantly quantifiable differences between LG and OG. As laparoscopic experience has accumulated, the indications for LG have been broadened to include older and overweight patients and those with advanced gastric cancer. Moreover, advanced techniques, such as laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy, laparoscopy-assisted proximal gastrectomy, laparoscopy-assisted pylorus-preserving gastrectomy (PPG), and extended lymph node dissection (D2) have been widely performed.
In the near future, sentinel node navigation and robotic surgery will become additional options in minimally invasive surgery (MIS) involving LG. Such developments will improve the quality of life of patients following gastric cancer surgery.
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This work was partially supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (c), (KAKENHI; Keisuke Koeda).
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Koeda, K., Nishizuka, S. & Wakabayashi, G. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastric Cancer: The Future Standard of Care. World J Surg 35, 1469–1477 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1051-5
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