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Robot-assisted laparoscopic vs open gastrectomy for gastric cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis

AIM: To evaluate the potential effectiveness of robot-assisted gastrectomy (RAG) in comparison to open gastrectomy (OG) for gastric cancer patients. METHODS: A comprehensive systematic literature search using PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library was carried out to identify studies comparing RAG...

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Main Authors: Caruso, Stefano, Patriti, Alberto, Roviello, Franco, De Franco, Lorenzo, Franceschini, Franco, Ceccarelli, Graziano, Coratti, Andrea
Format: Online Article Text
Language:English
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2017
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Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5465018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28638798
http://dx.doi.org/10.5306/wjco.v8.i3.273