Acknowledgements
Johnson & Johnson for
The authors would like to thank each patient that participated in the current trial. In addition, the authors would like to thank ZonMW (The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development) for the funding of the current trial (project number 837002502). Also, the authors would like to thank Johnson & Johnson for providing an unrestricted educational grant for the proctoring of laparoscopic gastrectomy in centers before entering the trial. Finally, the authors would like to thank everyone who contributed to data collection and local coordination at the 10 participating hospitals.