Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastric Cancer Treatment: Current Status and Future Perspectives

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MeSH: Gastrectomy/methods* ; Gastrectomy/trends ; Humans ; Laparoscopy/methods* ; Laparoscopy/trends ; Multicenter Studies as Topic ; Patient Selection ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Republic of Korea ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/methods* ; Robotic Surgical Procedures/trends ; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy/methods ; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy/trends ; Stomach Neoplasms/surgery*

Abstract: Minimally invasive surgery, which has been extensively used to treat gastric adenocarcinoma, is now regarded as one of the standard treatments for early gastric cancer, and its suitability
for advanced gastric cancer is being investigated. The use of cutting-edge techniques for minimally invasive surgery enables surgeons to deliver various treatment options to minimize a patient’s distress and to maintain oncologic safety. Ongoing multicenter prospective studies aim to validate the efficacy of these surgical techniques and to expand the indications of minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of gastric cancer. In this review, we summarize the current status and issues regarding minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of gastric cancer.