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How to examine anastomotic integrity intraoperatively in totally laparoscopic radical gastrectomy? Methylene blue testing prevents technical defect-related anastomotic leaks
BACKGROUND: Intraoperative methylene blue testing (IMBT), air leak testing, or endoscopy is used to assess the anastomotic integrity of esophagojejunostomy during open total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Totally laparoscopic radical gastrectomy has been widely used to treat gastric cancer in the l...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Baishideng Publishing Group Inc
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9131837/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35664361 http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v14.i4.315 |