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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 28, 2014; 20(40): 14986-14991
Published online Oct 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14986
Published online Oct 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i40.14986
Effect of gastrectomy with bursectomy on prognosis of gastric cancer: A meta-analysis
Wei-Song Shen, Hong-Qing Xi, Bo Wei, Lin Chen, Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
Author contributions: Shen WS and Xi HQ contributed equally to this work; Shen WS, Xi HQ, Wei B and Chen L designed the research; Shen WS and Chen L performed the research; Wei B and Chen L contributed analytical tools; Shen WS, Xi HQ and Wei B analyzed the data; Shen WS and Xi HQ wrote the paper.
Supported by Special Scientific Research Program of the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, No. 20130206
Correspondence to: Lin Chen, MD, Professor, Department of General Surgery, Chinese People’s Liberation Army General Hospital, 28 Fuxing Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100853, China. chenlinbj@163.com
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Received: February 26, 2014
Revised: April 27, 2014
Accepted: June 12, 2014
Published online: October 28, 2014
Processing time: 245 Days and 18.7 Hours
Revised: April 27, 2014
Accepted: June 12, 2014
Published online: October 28, 2014
Processing time: 245 Days and 18.7 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: To our knowledge, no large-scale studies have investigated the survival benefit of bursectomy. Several studies have described the relationship between bursectomy and prognosis in gastric cancer. However, the results were inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to determine the survival benefit of bursectomy by meta-analysis comparing the prognosis in patients undergoing gastrectomy with bursectomy for gastric cancer with that in patients undergoing gastrectomy alone.