title: [Short-term efficacy comparison of laparoscopic-assisted versus open distal gastrectomy].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To compare the short-term efficacy of laparoscopic-assisted verus open distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer.
  
  
  METHODS
  The data of 29 patients with distal gastric cancer from January 2008 to October 2010 were analyzed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Twenty-eight underwent laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy while 1 was switched to open surgery. The operative duration was (253.1 ± 32.6) min and the blood loss volume (268.5 ± 101.4) ml. The postoperative recovery time of gastrointestinal peristalsis was (2.1 ± 0.6) d. The length of incision was (5.6 ± 1.6) cm, the hospital stay duration (10.6 ± 2.4) d and the number of dissected lymph nodes (34.5 ± 5.2).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer is both safe and feasible. And it offers many advantages of minimal invasion, less pain and shorter hospital stay.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Jinhua Municipal Guangfu Hospital, Jinhua, China. wangyong9618@vip.sina.com
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sheng-ling
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Jian-Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: De-xing
authors.initials: DX
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yi-fu
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D007813:Laparotomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome