Postoperative morbidity and quality of life between totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy and laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy: a propensity-score matched analysis

Background This study aimed to evaluate the surgical outcome and quality of life (QoL) of totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy (TLTG) compared with laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy (LATG) in patients with clinical stage I gastric cancer. Methods From 2012 to 2018, EGC patients who underwent TLTG ( n = 223), including the first case with intracorporeal hemi-double stapling, were matched to those who underwent LATG ( n = 114) with...