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01-12-2009 | Letter
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Author:
Chang Hak Yoo
Published in:
Surgical Endoscopy
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Issue 12/2009
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Excerpt
We thank Dr. Kanellos and colleagues for their supportive response to our article entitled Short-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic-Assisted Distal Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer During a Surgeon’s Learning Curve Period [
1]. The article aimed to show that laparoscopically assisted distal gastrectomy (LADG) performed by an experienced gastric surgeon who has no experience with laparoscopic surgery is a feasible alternative for treating early gastric cancer (EGC). …