The early experience of laparoscopy-assisted gastrectomy for gastric cancer at a low-volume center

Journal of Gastric Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 241-246

  Yang, Shi Jun ^a   Ahn, Eun Jung ^a   Park, Sei Hyeog ^a   Kim, Jong Heung ^a   Park, Jong Min ^a  

^a National Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gastrectomy; Laparoscopy; Stomach neoplasms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867549912     PISSN: 2093582X     EISSN: 20935641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5230/jgc.2010.10.4.241     Document Type: Review

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