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From: Short-term outcomes and cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic gastrectomy with articulating instruments for gastric cancer compared with the robotic approach

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Patient flow diagram. Of the 250 patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer during the 1-year study period, 66 patients met the exclusion criteria and were therefore excluded from the study. The remaining 184 patients included 88 patients who underwent laparoscopic surgery using ALIs and 96 who underwent robotic surgery. ALI, articulating laparoscopic instrument.

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