title: Laparoscopy versus open distal gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis (Qiu J et al. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2013;23:1-7).
authors.affiliation: Departments of *Surgical Oncology †Minimally Invasive Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Mikito
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inokuchi
authors.forename: Kazuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Hirofumi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugihara
mesh_terms: D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*