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Equal Safety Outcomes of Intracorporeal Mechanical Gastrogastrostomy in Laparoscopic Gastric Cancer Surgery

Equal incidences of anastomosis-related complications between intracorporeal mechanical gastrogastrostomy (img) and extracorporeal hand-sewing gastrogastrostomy (ehg) were found in laparoscopic pylorus-preserving gastrectomy for middle gastric cancer. In addition, img had a lower wound infection rate. These results support the safety and feasibility of img in this patient population.

Journal Article by Harada H, Eto K (…) Nunobe S et 8 al. in Surg Endosc

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