Minimally Invasive Surgery for Gastric Cancer
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Methods and Technologies Development".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 149
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the advancement of surgical technology and quality, we have seen a continual improvement in gastric cancer outcomes—both in terms of perioperative safety and long-term oncological responses.
These impacts are institutionalized and experienced by surgeons globally through sharing of best practices and research. Therefore, this Special Issue aims to create a platform to disseminate knowledge on minimally invasive gastric cancer surgery in the modern day, with a focus on the following subjects:
- Preoperative and intraoperative tumor detection in minimally invasive gastric cancer surgery;
- Sentinel node biopsy for early diagnosis of gastric cancer;
- Training for minimally invasive gastric cancer surgery;
- Quality-of-life studies on minimally invasive gastric cancer surgery.
I look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Steve Kwon
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- comparison of laparoscopic vs. robotic approaches in long-term oncological and perioperative outcomes
- minimally invasive surgery vs. endoscopic resections in treatment of early gastric cancer
- minimally invasive surgery vs. open approaches for advanced gastric cancer, including peritoneal carcinomatosis
- the role of minimally invasive surgery in D2 lymphadenectomy
- minimally invasive emergent gastrectomy for gastric cancer
- minimally invasive surgery (or nonoperative management) for gastric cancer in the era of immunotherapy
- learning curve of robotic gastrectomy and D2 lymphadenectomy
- technical and review papers, e.g., anastomotic techniques and reconstruction methods
- minimally invasive total gastrectomy
- three-dimensional (3D) imaging in minimally invasive gastric cancer surgery
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