Journal of surgical oncology
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Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have a higher risk of developing postoperative pulmonary complications. Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) is accepted as a standard treatment for early gastric cancer. We sought to compare the clinical presentation and complications associated with LG and open gastrectomy (OG) to define the role of LG in the treatment of patients with gastric cancer and COPD. ⋯ LG can be performed safely for patients with gastric cancer and COPD in stage I and II.