Fig. 1From: A multi-center prospective randomized controlled trial (phase III) comparing the quality of life between laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy and totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for gastric Cancer (study protocol)The scheme of study progress. Through the randomization, patients met the inclusion / exclusion criteria were assigned to either laparoscopy-assisted or totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy group in 1 to 1 ratioBack to article page