Review Article

Laparoscopic Surgery for Gastric Cancer: The European Point of View

Table 3

Postoperative results of each study (LC: laparoscopic group, N/E: nonexistent).

Study Length of stay in days, mean (SD)Post-operative mortality, number (%)Follow-up, months, meanRecurrence, number (%)Long term mortality, number (%)

Dulucq et al. [10]Open: 24.6 (9.61)
LC: 16.3 (4.73)
Open: 1 (3.6%)
LC: 0
Open: 43 (25)
LC: 29.4 (20.2)
Open: 8 (28.5%)
LC: 1 (4.1%)
1 year
Open: 8 (28.5%)
LC: 1 (4.1%)

Huscher et al. [11]Open: 14.5 (4.6)
LC: 10.3 (3.6)
Open: 2 (6.9%)
LC: 1 (3.3%)
Open: 49.7 (5.2)
LC: 52.2 (26.5)
Open: 10 (34.5%)
LC: 11 (36.6%)
5 years
Open: 21 (72.4%)
LC: 21 (70%)

Pugliese et al. [12]Open: 18 (5)
LC: 10 (3)
Open: 3 (3%)
LC: 2 (4.2%)
N/EN/EN/E

Topal et al. [13]N/EOpen: 1 (4.5%)
LC: 1 (2.6%)
N/EN/EN/E

Sarela et al. [14]Open: 31.75 (22.95)
LC: 22.5 (15.98)
Open: 1 (9%)
LC: 1 (5.5%)
N/EN/EN/E

Chouillard et al. [15]Open: 11.5 (6.5)
LC: 8 (4.5)
Open: 3 (3.8%)
LC: 0
Open: 33 (10.8)
LC: 29 (10.3)
N/E3 years
Open: 45 (57%)
LC: 31 (60.7%)

Orsenigo et al. [16]Open: 15 (12)
LC: 13 (9)
Open: 4 (1.4%)
LC: 3 (2%)
33 both groupsN/EN/E

Bouras et al. [17]N/EOpen: 0
LC: 1 (0.4%)
Open: 44.1 (27.9)
LC: 43.3 (30.2)
Open: 2 (0.8%)
LC: 1 (1.1%)
3 years
Open: 1 (1.1%)
LC: 2 (0.8%)

Scatizzi et al. [18]Open: 9 (4.25)
LC: 7 (11)
Open: 0
LC: 0
Open: 18 (8.7)
LC: 18 (8.7)
N/E1 year
Open: 13 (43.3%)
LC: 9 (30%)

Sica et al. [19]N/EOpen: 1 (4%)
LC: 0
N/EOpen: 13 (52%)
LC: 11 (50%)
3 years
Open: 14 (56%)
LC: 12 (54.5%)

Siani et al. [20]Open: 14.5 (3.1)
LC:10.5 (1.5)
N/EOpen: 32.6
LC: 31.9
N/EOpen: 12 (48%)
LC: 11 (44%)

Cianchi et al. [21]Open: 11.5 (0.8)
LC: 8.1 (0.5)
Open: 2 (4.9%)
LC: 1 (2.4%)
N/EN/EN/E

Mamidanna et al. [22]Open: 14 (1.33)
LC: 11 (1.5)
Open: 594 (5.5%)
LC: 23 (4.8%)
N/EN/EN/E

Brenkman et al. [23]N/EOpen: 128 (8%)
LC: 17 (6%)
N/EN/E1 year
Open: 365 (22%)
LC: 61 (22%)