Comparing palliative gastrectomy and gastrojejunostomy improves survival in advanced gastric cancer, suggesting careful patient selection is vital.
PG offers a significant survival benefit over PGJ in selected patients with advanced gastric cancer, but at the cost of increased surgical morbidity. Careful patient selection based on disease extent, performance status, and likelihood of postoperative recovery is essential for optimizing outcomes.
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