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Wook Kim
Researcher at Catholic University of Korea
Publications - 140
Citations - 5000
Wook Kim is an academic researcher from Catholic University of Korea. The author has contributed to research in topics: Gastrectomy & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 131 publications receiving 4146 citations. Previous affiliations of Wook Kim include New Generation University College & University Health System.
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Morbidity and mortality of laparoscopic gastrectomy versus open gastrectomy for gastric cancer: an interim report--a phase III multicenter, prospective, randomized Trial (KLASS Trial).
Hyung Ho Kim,Woo Jin Hyung,Gyu Seok Cho,Min Chan Kim,Sang-Uk Han,Wook Kim,Seung Wan Ryu,Hyuk Joon Lee,Kyo Young Song +8 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that this trial is safe and is thus ongoing, and there was no significance difference in the morbidity and mortality between the 2 groups.
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Decreased Morbidity of Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy Compared With Open Distal Gastrectomy for Stage I Gastric Cancer: Short-term Outcomes From a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial (KLASS-01).
Wook Kim,Hyung Ho Kim,Sang-Uk Han,Min Chan Kim,Woo Jin Hyung,Seung Wan Ryu,Gyu Seok Cho,Chan Young Kim,Han-Kwang Yang,Do Joong Park,Kyo Young Song,Sang-Il Lee,Seung Yub Ryu,Joo Ho Lee,Hyuk Joon Lee +14 more
TL;DR: LADG for patients with clinical stage I gastric cancer is safe and has a benefit of lower occurrence of wound complication compared with conventional ODG.
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Effect of Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy vs Open Distal Gastrectomy on Long-term Survival Among Patients With Stage I Gastric Cancer The KLASS-01 Randomized Clinical Trial
Hyung Ho Kim,Sang-Uk Han,Min Chan Kim,Wook Kim,Hyuk Joon Lee,Seung Wan Ryu,Gyu Seok Cho,Chan Young Kim,Han-Kwang Yang,Do Joong Park,Kyo Young Song,Sang-Il Lee,Seong Yeob Ryu,Joo Ho Lee,Woo Jin Hyung +14 more
TL;DR: The KLASS-01 trial revealed similar overall and cancer-specific survival rates between patients receiving laparoscopic and open distal gastrectomy, and confirmed Laparoscopic distal Gastrointestinal Surgery is an oncologically safe alternative to open surgery for stage I gastric cancer.
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Long-Term Results of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Large-Scale Case-Control and Case-Matched Korean Multicenter Study
Hyung Ho Kim,Sang-Uk Han,Min Chan Kim,Woo Jin Hyung,Wook Kim,Hyuk Joon Lee,Seung Wan Ryu,Gyu Seok Cho,Kyo Young Song,Seong Yeob Ryu +9 more
TL;DR: The long-term oncologic outcomes of laparoscopic gastrectomy for patients with gastric cancer were comparable to those of open gast rectomy in a large-scale, multicenter, retrospective clinical study.
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Short-term Outcomes of a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Laparoscopic Distal Gastrectomy With D2 Lymphadenectomy to Open Distal Gastrectomy for Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer (KLASS-02-RCT).
Hyuk Joon Lee,Woo Jin Hyung,Han-Kwang Yang,Sang-Uk Han,Young-Kyu Park,Ji Yeong An,Wook Kim,Hyoung Il Kim,Hyung Ho Kim,Seung Wan Ryu,Hoon Hur,Seong Ho Kong,Gyu Seok Cho,Jin Jo Kim,Do Joong Park,Keun Won Ryu,Young-Woo Kim,Jong Won Kim,Jong Won Kim,Joo Ho Lee,Min Chan Kim +20 more
TL;DR: Laroscopic distal gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer shows benefits in terms of lower complication rate, faster recovery, and less pain compared with open surgery.