Over the past 30 years, the prevalence of upper third gastric cancer (GC) and
gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancer has increased. Total gastrectomy with D2 lymph …

Simple Summary Laparoscopic proximal gastrectomy (LPG) and laparoscopic distal
gastrectomy with a small remnant stomach, namely laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy …

Purpose This study assesses the metastasis rate of the key distal lymph nodes (KDLN) that
are not routinely dissected in proximal gastrectomy, aiming to explore the oncological safety …

Simple Summary The signature and prediction of perigastric lymph node metastasis (pLNM)
is clinically important, but evidence is still lacking. Here, we aimed to identify an informative …

Background A steady increase in gastroesophageal junction and proximal gastric cancer
(GC) incidence has been observed in the West. Given recent advances in neoadjuvant …

Background Surgical procedures for proximal gastric cancer remain a highly debated topic.
Total gastrectomy (TG) is widely accepted as a standard radical surgery. However, subtotal …

According to the World Health Organization, gastric cancer is the fifth most common type of
tumor, and is the third most common cause of tumor-associated death. Although gastric …

Background To compare proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction and total
gastrectomy in patients with gastroesophageal junction (AEG II–III) and gastric cancer …

Background No consensus has been concluded with regarding to the scope of lymph node
(LN) dissection for Siewert type II and III adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction …

The present systematic review and meta‑analysis aimed to compare long‑term survival after
proximal gastrectomy (PG) and total gastrectomy (TG) for locally advanced proximal gastric …