To analyze the short-term and long-term outcomes of the laparoscopic gastrectomy.

A total of 106 patients from Jan.2012 to Jan.2014 in our department by same group with non-metastatic gastric cancer were enrolled in this study. The patients underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy (n=54) or open surgery (n=52), the indexes of intraoperative and postoperative recovery were compared between the two groups.

There were no significant differences in age, sex, pathological staging and other general information of two groups of patients (P>0.05). There were significant differences in intraoperative blood loss[(85.0±10.9) ml, (145.4±27.0) ml], leaving bed time[(1.3±0.5) day, ( 4.8±0.7) day] and hospital stay[(5.9±1.2)day, (11.6±0.8)day, P<0.05]. No significant differences were found in operation time [(182.0±8.4) min, ( 183.3±8.5) min], the number of lymph node dissection[(15.9±2.4), ( 15.8±2.4)] and the overall survival rate three years after operation (P>0.05).

Laparoscopic gastrectomy has the advantages of less trauma, shorter hospitalization time and has better short-term outcomes including postoperative recovery than open surgery.It is worthy of clinical promotion.