A Methylene Blue–assisted Technique for Harvesting Lymph Nodes After Radical Surgery for Gastric Cancer: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study

Harvesting lymph nodes (LNs) after gastrectomy is essential for accurate staging. This trial evaluated the efficiency and quality of a conventional method and a methylene blue–assisted method in a randomized manner. The key eligibility criteria were as follows: (i) histologically proven adenocarcino...

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Main Authors: Aoyama, Toru, Fujikawa, Hirohito, Cho, Haruhiko, Ogata, Takashi, Shirai, Junya, Hayashi, Tsutomu, Rino, Yasushi, Masuda, Munetaka, Oba, Mari S., Morita, Satoshi, Yoshikawa, Takaki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Raven Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4306537/