Importance Robotic gastrectomy (RG) for gastric cancer may be associated with decreased
incidence of intra-abdominal infectious complications, including pancreatic fistula, leakage …

Robotic gastrectomy (RG) using the da Vinci Surgical System for gastric cancer was
approved for national medical insurance coverage in Japan in April, 2018, and has been …

Background Controversy persists about the effects of laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG)
versus open distal gastrectomy (ODG) on short-term surgical outcomes and long-term …

Abstract The National Clinical Database (NCD) of Japan grew rapidly, harvesting over 11
million cases of data between 2011 and 2018 from more than 5000 facilities. This is the …

Background Although laparoscopic total gastrectomy (LTG) is considered a technically
demanding procedure with safety issues, it has been performed in several hospitals in …

Background Robotic gastrectomy (RG) has increased since being covered by universal
health insurance in 2018. However, to ensure patient safety the operating surgeon and …

Aim This study aimed to evaluate the association between surgeons certified via the
Endoscopic Surgical Skill Qualification System (ESSQS) of the Japan Society for …

Abstract Background The Japanese National Clinical Database (NCD) is a large‐scale,
nationwide, web‐based data entry system that is linked to the surgical board certification …

Background Preoperative nutritional assessment of cancer patients is important to reduce
postoperative complications. Several studies have reported the Geriatric Nutritional Risk …

BACKGROUND Minimally invasive surgery for gastric cancer (GC) has gained widespread
use as a safe curative procedure especially for early GC. AIM To determine risk factors for …