Yuan Tian, Peigang Yang, Yecheng Lin, Yiyang Hu, Huiyan Deng, Wenqian Ma, Honghai Guo, Yang Liu, Ze Zhang, Pingan Ding, Yong Li, Liqiao Fan, Zhidong Zhang, Dong Wang, Qun Zhao
Importance: Carbon nanoparticle suspension injection (CNSI) can be used to visualize lymph node (LN) drainage in gastric cancer. The tracing and diagnostic value of carbon nanoparticle suspension lymphography-guided distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer has not been thoroughly reported. Objective: To compare the number of lymph nodes identified in patients with gastric cancer receiving a CNSI vs no injection. Design, Setting, and Participants: This is a retrospective cohort study including patients with clinical T1 to T4 disease who underwent laparoscopic or robotic distal gastrectomy...
April 1, 2022: JAMA Network Open