title: Prospective randomized study of two laparotomy incisions for gastrectomy: midline incision versus transverse incision.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Teikyo University Hospital, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, 173-8605 Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Inaba
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Okinaga
authors.forename: Ryoji
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Hisae
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iinuma
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogihara
authors.forename: Fujio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ogawa
authors.forename: Kota
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwasaki
authors.forename: Masanao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*