[Comparison of complications following open, laparoscopic and robotic gastrectomy].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To compare clinically relevant postoperative complications after open, laparoscopic, and robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer. METHODS: test or Fisher exact test. RESULTS: =7.167, P=0.028]. CONCLUSIONS: Morbidities of postoperative complications are comparable among open, laparoscopic and robotic gastrectomy for gastric cancer. However, in consideration of the high difficulty of anastomosis, the minimally invasive surgery should be performed by more experienced surgeons.