Minimally invasive surgery for early gastric cancer / 国际外科学杂志

ABSTRACT

Open gastrectomy is an effective treatment for early gastric cancer(EGC). However, open gastrectomy has majoy abdominal trauma and many postoperative complications. How to reduce the trauma and complications is a problem that surgeons are committed to solve. With the development of minimally invasive technique, more EGCs are found, more and more doctors and patients prefer to use minimally invasive surgery for EGC. There are various types of minimally invasive treatment for EGC, and most of them have emerged as the best front-line therapies for EGC, but they also have some shortcomings. In the review, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each treatment.