Gastrectomy with Extended Lymphadenectomy: a North American Perspective
ConclusionThis study supports the use of D2 lymphadenectomy, by either open or laparoscopic approach, in high-volume North American centers as a safe and effective oncologic procedure for gastric cancer, with equivalent complication rates and superior lymph node yield to traditional D1 dissection.
Source: Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery - Category: Surgery Source Type: research
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