title: Minimal invasive gastric surgery: A systematic review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As an alternate to open surgery, laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) is currently being performed in many centers, and has gained a wide clinical acceptance. The aim of this review article is to compare oncologic adequacy and safety of LG with open surgery for gastric adenocarcinomas with respect to lymphadenectomy, short-term outcomes (postoperative morbidity and mortality) and long-term outcome (5 years overall survival and disease-free survival).
  
  
  METHODS
  PubMed was searched using query "LG" for literature published in English from January 2000 to April 2014. A total of 875 entries were retrieved. These articles were screened and 59 manuscripts ultimately formed the basis of current review.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There is high-quality evidence to support short-term efficacy, safety and feasibility of LG for gastric adenocarcinomas, although accounts on long-term survivals are still infrequent.
authors.affiliation: Asian Institute of Oncology, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Kirti
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bushan
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Surgical Oncology, Aio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Consultant, Department of Surgical Oncology, Aio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Niket
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Attarde
keywords: Gastric adenocarcinoma; laparoscopic gastrectomy; lymphadenectomy