Clinical significance of totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy: A comparison of short-term outcomes relative to open and laparoscopic-assisted distal gastrectomy

Background:Laparoscopic distal gastrectomy has become an established minimally invasive treatment for gastric cancer since it was first reported in 1994.Materials and Methods:We retrospectively assessed the clinical outcomes of 248 patients who had undergone open distal gastrectomy (ODG), laparoscop