Open AccessVascularizing lymph node dissection for advanced gastric cancer: A single-institution experience
Author(s) -
Fanghai Han,
Shengning Zhou,
Hongming Li,
Yulong He,
Wei Zhan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v22.i14.3813
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphadenectomy , lymph node , dissection (medical) , cancer , surgery , lymph , survival rate , pathology
To compare the short- and long-term outcomes of vascularizing lymph node dissection (VLND) and non-vascularizing lymph node dissection (NVLND) from a single institution.