The primary end point was operative time for Gasless laparoscopy-assisted distal D2 radical gastrectomy and conventional laparoscopy-assisted distal D2 radical gastrectomy. The secondary outcomes of interest were intraoperative vital signs; postoperative pain; and surgeon satisfaction for D2 radical gastrectomy.
The aim of this trial is to confirm the non-inferiority of Gasless laparoscopy-assisted distal D2 radical gastrectomy to the conventional laparoscopy-assisted distal D2 radical gastrectomy for the treatment of advanced gastric cancer patients (T2-4a, N0-3, M0).