Comparison of short-term outcomes between totally minimally invasive and minimally invasive-assisted Billroth-II gastrectomy for distal gastric cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Key Points

• This research aims to compare the short-term outcomes of two surgical techniques for distal gastric cancer: totally minimally invasive and minimally invasive-assisted Billroth-II gastrectomy.
• Conducted a systematic review
• Performed a meta-analysis
• Included studies comparing both surgical techniques
• Totally minimally invasive approach showed acceptable surgical outcomes
• Patients experienced shorter post-operative recovery times
• Feasibility and safety of the totally minimally invasive method confirmed