TOTAL OMENTECTOMY IN GASTRIC CANCER SURGERY: IS IT ALWAYS NECESSARY?

BACKGROUND: Traditionally, total omentectomy is performed along with gastric resection and extended lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer (GC) surgery. However, solid evidences regarding its oncologic benefit is still scarce. AIM: To evaluate the incidence of metastatic omental lymph nodes (LN) in patie...

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Published in:Arq Bras Cir Dig
Main Authors: BARCHI, Leandro Cardoso, RAMOS, Marcus Fernando Kodama Pertille, DIAS, André Roncon, YAGI, Osmar Kenji, RIBEIRO-JÚNIOR, Ulysses, ZILBERSTEIN, Bruno, CECCONELLO, Ivan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgia Digestiva 2019
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6368152/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30758473
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0102-672020180001e1425
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