title: Laparoscopic assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer: is it an alternative to the open approach?
mesh_terms: D016063:Blood Loss, Surgical; D005743:Gastrectomy; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007902:Length of Stay; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome