title: Expectations and challenges of laparoscopic total gastrectomy.
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liakakos
authors.forename: Pavlos
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Patapis
authors.forename: Evangelos
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Misiakos
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macheras
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome