(1) Department of General Surgical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi 371-8511, Japan
Abstract:
Background
In Japan, the number of obese patients with gastric cancer is increasing. This study aimed to evaluate the advantages of laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) for obese patients relative to those of conventional distal gastrectomy (DG).