Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in Korea and the world. Since 2004, this
is the 4th gastric cancer guideline published in Korea which is the revised version of …

In Japan, with the increasing prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and
growing public interest, the Japanese Society of Gastroenterology issued Evidence-based …

Aim As a result of the difficulty in effective prevention of gastroesophageal reflux, no
standard reconstruction procedure after proximal gastrectomy (PG) has yet been …

Proximal gastrectomy (PG) is one of the function‐preserving surgical methods for the
treatment of upper gastric cancer. Favorable postoperative results have been reported in …

Background In theory, proximal gastrectomy with double-tract reconstruction (PG-DT) was
superior to total gastrectomy (TG) in hematologic and nutritional outcomes. However, its …

Introduction: The extent of optimal gastric resection for proximal gastric cancer (PGC)
continues to remain controversial, and a final consensus is yet to be met. The current study …

Background Double-flap technique (DFT) has received increased attention as an
anastomotic procedure preventing reflux esophagitis after laparoscopic proximal …

Background Proximal gastrectomy offers theoretical benefits over total gastrectomy in terms
of hematologic and nutritional outcomes. However, little evidence confirming these benefits …

The gravest prognostic factor in early gastric cancer is lymph-node metastasis, with an
incidence of about 10% overall. About two-thirds of early gastric cancer patients can be …

Gastric cancer is one of the most common cancers in both Korea and worldwide. Since
2004, the Korean Practice Guidelines for Gastric Cancer have been regularly updated, with …