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For advanced gastric cancer, surgical resection is the only curable therapeutic strategy. According to minimally invasive approach is adopted in various field of oncologic surgery, laparoscopic gastrectomy with lymph node dissection is becoming a standard not only for early gastric cancer but also for advanced gastric cancer. The greater omentum is an organ is known to play a role in removing bacteria in the abdominal cavity as a primary defense. Complete resection of the greater omentum has been considered essential to ensure the elimination of micrometastasis during surgery for advanced gastric cancer. However, the oncological effect of total omentectomy is still lack of evidence. Especially in minimal invasive gastrectomy, total omentectomy procedure is known to increases the operating time, increase the risk of bleeding, colonic injury, and postoperative complications such as intra-
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