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ASO Visual Abstract: Preoperative Muscle-Adipose Index—A New Prognostic Factor for Gastric Cancer
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Intraoperative Surrogate Indicators of Gastric Cancer Patients’ Long-Term Prognosis: The Number of Lymph Nodes Examined Relates to the Lymph Node Noncompliance Rate
The number of examined lymph nodes (ExLNs) and the rate of lymph node (LN) noncompliance are two independent indicators for evaluating the oncological efficacy for radical gastric cancer (GC) surgery. There ar...
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Comparison of Outcomes for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients at Least 80 Years of Age Following Gastrectomy in the United States and China
The aim of this study was to compare gastric cancer (GC) patients aged 80 years or older undergoing gastrectomy at two high-volume cancer centers in the US and China.
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Comparison of Young Patients with Gastric Cancer in the United States and China
This study aimed to compare the clinicopathologic characteristics and stage-specific prognosis of young patients with gastric cancer (GC) after curative resection (R0) in the United States and China.
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A Novel Prognostic Scoring System Based on Preoperative Sarcopenia Predicts the Long-Term Outcome for Patients After R0 Resection for Gastric Cancer: Experiences of a High-Volume Center
The relationship between sarcopenia and prognosis of gastric cancer (GC) is unclear. This study aimed to develop a prognostic scoring system combining sarcopenia with preoperative clinical parameters for patie...
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An Isoperistaltic Jejunum-Later-Cut Overlap Method for Esophagojejunostomy Anastomosis After Totally Laparoscopic Total Gastrectomy: A Safe and Feasible Technique
Intracorporeal anastomosis after totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG) has been increasingly applied. 1–7 We assessed the intracorporeal isoperist...
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The Preoperative Frailty Versus Inflammation-Based Prognostic Score: Which is Better as an Objective Predictor for Gastric Cancer Patients 80 Years and Older?
Due to increased life expectancy, the number of elderly patients with gastric cancer is increasing. This study was designed to determine the role of preoperative frailty (PF) as a risk factor for postoperative...
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Influence of Total Lymph Node Count on Staging and Survival After Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: An Analysis From a Two-Institution Database in China
Although current guidelines suggest that 16 or more lymph nodes (LNs) are required for the appropriate staging of gastric cancer, the effect that the minimum number of examined LNs (eLNs) in the different typ...
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Is All Advanced Gastric Cancer Suitable for Laparoscopy-Assisted Gastrectomy With Extended Lymphadenectomy? A Case–Control Study Using a Propensity Score Method
The oncologic outcomes of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy (LAG) for the treatment of patients with local advanced gastric cancer (AGC) have not been evaluated. This study aimed to validate the oncologic effic...
