Preoperative evaluation to determine the difficulty of No. 6 lymphadenectomy in laparoscopic gastrectomy

Preoperative evaluation to determine the difficulty of No. 6 lymphadenectomy in laparoscopic gastrectomy

Abstract Background Laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) requires a long learning curve because of the complicated surgical procedures. Infrapyloric (No. 6) lymph node dissection (LND) is one of the difficult procedures in LG, especially for trainees. This study investigated the impact of the prediction of...

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Main Authors: Chie Takasu, Masaaki Nishi, Kozo Yoshikawa, Takuya Tokunaga, Hideya Kashihara, Yuma Wada, Toshiaki Yoshimoto, Mitsuo Shimada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Prediction
Pancreatic fistula
Trainee
Laparoscopic gastrectomy
No. 6 LND
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02349-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-024-02349-8

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