Microanatomy of inferior mesenteric artery sheath in colorectal cancer surgery

Objectives: Left colic artery preserving lymph node dissection around the inferior mesenteric artery (IMA) is a standard procedure for rectal cancer surgery. Although the IMA sheath is a well-known structure, to our knowledge, there are no reports describing its microanatomy from an oncological poin...

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Main Authors: Wataru Sakamoto, Leo Yamada, Osamu Suzuki, Tomohiro Kikuchi, Hirokazu Okayama, Hisahito Endo, Shotaro Fujita, Motonobu Saito, Tomoyuki Momma, Zenichiro Saze, Shinji Ohki, Koji Kono
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Japan Society of Coloproctology 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of the Anus, Rectum and Colon
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jarc/3/4/3_2019-016/_pdf/-char/en