Review Article

Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Cancer: The European Point of View

Table 1

General summary of the studies: year of publication, country, type of design, and number of patients (LC: laparoscopic group, SD: standard deviation, and N/E: nonexistent).

Study Publication yearInclusion yearsCountryType of studyNumber of patients:
open
Number of patients: laparoscopy (LC)Gender female, N (%)Age, mean (SD)Gastrectomy total or partial

Dulucq et al. [10]20051995-2004FranceProspective non randomized trial2824Open: 16 (57%)
LC: 14 (58%)
Open: 68.82 (14.61)
LC: 72.33 (10.8)
Total: Open 11, LC 8
Partial: Open 17, LC 16

Huscher et al. [11]20051992-1996ItalyRandomized trial2930Open: 8 (27%)
LC: 12 (40%)
Open: 63.6 (13.2)
LC: 63.2 (12.5)
Partial

Pugliese et al. [12]20062000-2005ItalyRetrospective9948N/EN/ETotal: Open 35, LC 5
Partial: Open 64, LC 43

Topal et al. [13]20072003-2006BelgiumRetrospective2238Open: 5 (23%)
LC: 15 (39%)
Open: 69 (12)
LC: 68 (12)
Total

Sarela et al. [14]20082005-2007United KingdomRetrospective1128N/EN/ETotal: Open 7 LC 6
Partial: Open 4, LC 12

Chouillard et al. [15]20102001-2007FranceRetrospective7951N/EOpen: 66.1 (13.2)
LC: 61.6 (14.2)
Total: Open 30, LC 44
Partial: Open 49, LC 37

Orsenigo et al. [16]20102002-2008ItalyRetrospective269109Open: 100 (37%)
LC: 53 (49%)
Open: 66.73 (12)
LC: 66.57 (11)
Total: Open 171, LC 17
Partial: Open 98, LC 92

Bouras et al. [17]20112000-2009United KingdomRetrospective95259N/EOpen: 64.9 (12)
LC: 65.1 (13.5)
Partial

Scatizzi et al. [18]20112006-2009ItalyRetrospective matched cohort3030Open: 16 (53%)
LC: 14 (47%)
Open: 69 (10.75)
LC: 70 (12)
Partial

Sica et al. [19]20112000-2004ItalyProspective non randomized2522Open: 12 (48%)
LC: 9 (41%)
Open: 68 (5.25)
LC: 67 (9.25)
Total: Open 7, LC 5
Partial: Open 18, LC 17

Siani et al. [20]20122003-2009ItalyProspective non randomized2525N/EOpen: 66 (7.8)
LC: 65 (8.5)
Total:

Cianchi et al. [21]20132008-2012ItalyRetrospective matched cohort4141Open: 16 (39%)
LC: 17 (41%)
Open: 74 (13.75)
LC: 73 (10)
Total: Open 29, LC 29
Partial: Open 12, LC 12

Mamidanna et al. [22]20132000-2010United KingdomRetrospective10233480Open: 3502 (34%)
LC: 207 (43%)
N/EN/E

Brenkman et al. [23]20172010-2014NetherlandsRetrospective1663277Open: 628 (38%)
LC: 104 (37%)
Open: 68.4 (11.9)
LC: 68.5 (11.5)
Total: Open 554, LC 137
Partial: Open 1109, LC 140