BACKGROUND: The laparoscopic approach for the treatment of @entity356 has many advantages. AIM: To evaluate the results of a laparoscopic gastrectomy program developed in a public hospital. @entity1 AND METHODS: Retrospective review of epidemiological, perioperative and follow-up data of @entity1 who were treated with a laparoscopic gastrectomy due to @entity356 between 2006 and 2013. A totally laparoscopic technique was used for all cases. Complications were evaluated according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. RESULTS: Fifty one @entity1 , aged 65 (36-85) years, underwent a laparoscopic gastrectomy. In 22 @entity1 a total gastrectomy was performed. Conversion rate to open surgery was 8%. Operative time was 330 (90-500) min and bleeding was 200 (20-500) ml. Median hospital stay was 7 (3-37) days. Postoperative morbidity was present in 17 (33%) @entity1 , 3 (6%) @entity1 had complications grade 3 or higher and one @entity1 died (1.9%). @entity5 pathology was @entity420 in 39 @entity1 . A complete resection was achieved in 97%. Twenty nine @entity1 (74%) with @entity356 had @entity356 and 84% of @entity1 were in stage one. Median lymph node count was 24. Median follow-up was 26 (1-91) months. There was no @entity5 related mortality among @entity1 subjected to a curative resection. Overall survival for @entity1 with @entity420 was 92% at 3 years. CONCLUSIONS: This study supports the feasibility and safety of a laparoscopic gastrectomy program in a public hospital; with low morbidity, adequate lymph node dissection and long-term survival. This approach must be considered an option for selected @entity1 with @entity356 .

[Totally laparoscopic gastrectomy for the treatment of XXXX ].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient', 'PATIENTS'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['Tumor', 'cancer'] @entity420 :: ('MESH:D000230', 'Disease') :: ['adenocarcinoma'] @entity356 :: ('MESH:D013274', 'Disease') :: ['gastric tumors', 'gastric cancer', 'early gastric cancer', 'gastric adenocarcinoma']
@entity356 :: (MESH:D013274,Disease) :: ['gastric tumors']
