Preoperative endoscopic tattoo marking improves lymph node retrieval in laparoscopic rectal resection: a retrospective cohort study

Preoperative endoscopic tattoo marking improves lymph node retrieval in laparoscopic rectal resection: a retrospective cohort study

Purpose Harvesting at least 12 lymph nodes (LNs) is recommended for adequate tumor staging in colon surgery. Although preoperative endoscopic tattooing has been used for primary localization of tumors, its impact on LN retrieval in colorectal surgery remains controversial. We aimed to investigate th...

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Main Authors: Kouki Imaoka, Takuya Yano, Masanori Yoshimitsu, Sotaro Fukuhara, Ko Oshita, Kanyu Nakano, Masaki Kunihiro, Hitoshi Idani, Masazumi Okajima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Society of Coloproctology 2023-04-01
Series:Annals of Coloproctology
Subjects:
rectal neoplasms
lymph nodes
tattooing
Online Access:http://coloproctol.org/upload/pdf/ac-2021-00458-0065.pdf

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