Standard of practice on laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery in Korea and Japan: Experts’ survey

As the laparoscopic approach has become a popular gastric cancer treatment in Korea and Japan, the need for sharing current practices of surgeons who are experienced in laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery has increased.

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