title: The myth of thin patients as explanation for the excellent results of the Japanese technique in the surgical treatment of gastric cancer.
authors.forename: Michel Portanova
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ramirez
mesh_terms: D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*