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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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Autores principales: Deng, Chun, Liu, Yang, Zhang, Zhen-Yu, Qi, Heng-Duo, Guo, Zhi, Zhao, Xu, Li, Xiao-Jun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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