TY - JOUR AU - Ji, Xin AU - Yan, Yan AU - Bu, Zhao-De AU - Li, Zi-Yu AU - Wu, Ai-Wen AU - Zhang, Lian-Hai AU - Wu, Xiao-Jiang AU - Zong, Xiang-Long AU - Li, Shuang-Xi AU - Shan, Fei AU - Jia, Zi-Yu AU - Ji, Jia-Fu PY - 2017 DA - 2017/05/19 TI - The optimal extent of gastrectomy for middle-third gastric cancer: distal subtotal gastrectomy is superior to total gastrectomy in short-term effect without sacrificing long-term survival JO - BMC Cancer SP - 345 VL - 17 IS - 1 AB - The optimal extent of gastrectomy for middle-third gastric cancer remains controversial. In our study, the short-term effects and longer-term survival outcomes of distal subtotal gastrectomy and total gastrectomy are analysed to determine the optimal extent of gastrectomy for middle-third gastric cancer. SN - 1471-2407 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-017-3343-0 DO - 10.1186/s12885-017-3343-0 ID - Ji2017 ER -