Learning curve for laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy

Digestive Endoscopy

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 280-283

  Yasuda, Kazuhiro ^a   Shiraishi, Norio ^a   Inomata, Masafumi ^a   Fujii, Kyuzo ^a   Sonoda, Kazuya ^a   Kitano, Seigo ^a  

^a OITA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Complication; Laparoscopic surgery; Laparoscopy assisted distal gastrectomy; Learning curve; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LAPAROSCOPY ASSISTED DISTAL GASTRECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OPERATION DURATION; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; STENOSIS; STOMACH CANCER; STOMACH TUMOR; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0345304462     PISSN: 09155635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1443-1661.2003.00262.x     Document Type: Article

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