Laparoscopic Subtotal Gastrectomy for Advanced Gastric Cancer: Technical Aspects and Surgical, Nutritional, and Oncological Outcomes

Background Higher morbidity in total gastrectomy than in distal gastrectomy has been reported, but laparoscopic subtotal gastrectomy (LsTG) has been reported to be safe and feasible in early gastric cancer (GC). We determined the surgical, nutritional and oncological outcomes of LsTG for advanced gastric cancer (AGC).