Subgroup-analyses by stage of gastric cancer, study quality, sample size and country of patients.

Abstract

<p>CI, confidence interval; LTG, laparoscopic total gastrectomy; OTG, open total gastrectomy; RR, relative risks; WMD, weighed mean difference; EGC, early gastric cancer; AGC; advanced gastric cancer; data in bold, significant <i>P</i>-value.</p>a<p>Number of comparisons.</p