Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2014; 20(44): 16750-16764
Published online Nov 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i44.16750
Figure 1
Figure 1 Flow chart of the identification and inclusion of studies. Studies evaluating laparoscopic gastrectomy with D2 (LGD2) were identified to evaluate the procedure as an acceptable alternative to open gastrectomy with D2 (OGD2) for locally advanced gastric cancer (AGC); EGC: Early gastric cancer; RCT: Randomized controlled trial.