Systematic review and meta-analysis of safety and efficacy of laparoscopic resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach

[1] Miettinen M(2002)Pathology and diagnostic criteria of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs): a review Eur J Cancer (Oxford, England: 1990) 38 S39-S51

[2] Majidi M(2000)Two hundred gastrointestinal stromal tumors: recurrence patterns and prognostic factors for survival Ann Surg 231 51-58

[3] Lasota J(2013)Laparoscopic transgastric resection of gastric submucosal tumors located near the esophagogastric junction J Gastrointest Surg 17 1570-1575

[4] DeMatteo RP(2013)Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastric submucosal tumors World J Gastroenterol WJG 19 5720-5726

[5] Lewis JJ(2014)Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach: the role of laparoscopic resection. Single-centre experience of 38 cases Surg Endosc 28 1040-1047

[6] Leung D(2012)Deciding laparoscopic approaches for wedge resection in gastric submucosal tumors: a suggestive flow chart using three major determinants J Am Coll Surg 215 831-840

[7] Mudan SS(2007)Defining morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy: use of a prospective complication grading system J Am Coll Surg 204 356-364

[8] Woodruff JM(2005)Estimating the mean and variance from the median, range, and the size of a sample BMC Med Res Methodol 5 13-560

[9] Brennan MF(2003)Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses BMJ (Clinical research ed) 327 557-1689

[10] Xu X(2007)Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and laparoscopic resection Surg Endosc 21 1685-763

[1] Miettinen M(2002)Pathology and diagnostic criteria of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs): a review Eur J Cancer (Oxford, England: 1990) 38 S39-S51

[2] Majidi M(2000)Two hundred gastrointestinal stromal tumors: recurrence patterns and prognostic factors for survival Ann Surg 231 51-58

[3] Lasota J(2013)Laparoscopic transgastric resection of gastric submucosal tumors located near the esophagogastric junction J Gastrointest Surg 17 1570-1575

[4] DeMatteo RP(2013)Laparoscopic-endoscopic cooperative surgery for gastric submucosal tumors World J Gastroenterol WJG 19 5720-5726

[5] Lewis JJ(2014)Gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach: the role of laparoscopic resection. Single-centre experience of 38 cases Surg Endosc 28 1040-1047

[6] Leung D(2012)Deciding laparoscopic approaches for wedge resection in gastric submucosal tumors: a suggestive flow chart using three major determinants J Am Coll Surg 215 831-840

[7] Mudan SS(2007)Defining morbidity after pancreaticoduodenectomy: use of a prospective complication grading system J Am Coll Surg 204 356-364

[8] Woodruff JM(2005)Estimating the mean and variance from the median, range, and the size of a sample BMC Med Res Methodol 5 13-560

[9] Brennan MF(2003)Measuring inconsistency in meta-analyses BMJ (Clinical research ed) 327 557-1689

[10] Xu X(2007)Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) and laparoscopic resection Surg Endosc 21 1685-763