Significance of Nerve Plane for Inferior Mesenteric Plexus Preservation in Laparoscopic Rectal Cancer Surgery

BackgroundStation 253 node dissection with high ligation of the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) is difficult to perform without damage to the surrounding autonomic nerve plexuses. This study aimed to investigate the significance of the nerve plane for inferior mesenteric plexus (IMP) preservation i...

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Main Authors: Kai Li, Junjie Zeng, Pengcheng Pang, Hua Cheng, Xiaobo He, Fengyu Cao, Qiang Luo, Shilun Tong, Yongbin Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2022.853662/full