Table 3. Details of the articles included in the meta-analysis.
| Sample size | ||||||
| References | Year | Country | Journal | LTG | OTG | Type of the study |
| Dulucq et al [22] | 2005 | France | Surg Endosc | 8 | 11 | Prospective Cohort study |
| Usui et al [23] | 2005 | Japan | SURG LAPARO ENDO PER | 20 | 19 | Cohort study |
| Mochiki et al [24] | 2008 | Japan | Surg Endosc | 20 | 18 | Cohort study |
| Kim et al [25] | 2008 | South Korea | J LAPAROENDOSC ADV S | 27 | 33 | Prospective Cohort study |
| Topal et al [26] | 2008 | Belgium | Surg Endosc | 38 | 22 | Prospective Cohort study |
| Kawamura et al [27] | 2009 | Japan | World J Surg | 46 | 35 | Cohort study |
| Sakuramoto et al [28] | 2009 | Japan | Surg Endosc | 30 | 44 | Cohort study |
| Du et al [29] | 2010 | China | Hepato-Gastroenterology | 82 | 94 | Retrospective Cohort study |
| Kim et al [30] | 2011 | South Korea | J Korean Surg Soc | 63 | 127 | Retrospective Cohort study |
| Eom et al [31] | 2012 | South Korea | Surg Endosc | 100 | 348 | Case-control Cohort study |
| Kunisaki et al [33] | 2012 | Japan | Surg Endosc | 27 | 30 | Prospective Cohort study |
| Siani et al [34] | 2012 | Italy | MINERVA CHIR | 25 | 25 | Retrospective Cohort study |
| Jeong et al [35] | 2012 | South Korea | J Am Coll Surg | 122 | 122 | Prospective Cohort study |
| Guan et al [36] | 2012 | China | Surg Endosc | 41 | 56 | Case-control Cohort study |
| Lee et al [37] | 2013 | South Korea | Surg Endosc | 50 | 50 | Prospective Cohort study |
| Kim et al [38] | 2013 | South Korea | J LAPAROENDOSC ADV S | 139 | 207 | Prospective Cohort study |
| Bo et al [39] | 2013 | China | J Gastrointest Surg | 117 | 117 | Case-control Cohort study |
LTG, laparoscopic total gastrectomy; OTG, open total gastrectomy.