Comparison of the safety and efficacy between linear stapler and circular stapler in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Total gastrectomy is often recommended for upper body gastric cancer, and totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG) is deemed to be a promising surgical method with the well-known advantages such as less invasion and fast recovery. However, the anastomosis between oesophagus and jejunum is the difficulty of TLTG. Although staplers have promoted the development of TLTG, the choice of suitable staplers to complete oesophagojejunostomy is controversial and unclear. Therefore, a higher level of research evidence is needed to compare the two types of staplers in terms of safety and efficacy for oesophagojejunostomy in TLTG among patients with gastric cancer.

Methods and analysis

PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) and

SUBMITTER: Liao T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6549737 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature