Is laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy feasible for the treatment of gastric cancer?
LATG for gastric cancer may be both feasible and efficient compared to COTG for experienced laparoscopic surgeons. This study is valuable for a prospective randomized controlled trial of LATG for gastric cancer in a larger number of patients.
Patients and their families do not fully understand the roles and responsibilities of the physicians-in-training that may be caring for them despite feeling it is important to know their physicians' level of training.