Intragastric free cancer cells may be attached to automatic staplers during anastomosis in patients with gastric cancer.

Atsuko OhkiTaisuke TakagiYohei KojimaMasanao TsurumiYoshikazu HashimotoHirohisa TakeuchiHiroshi KammaYoshihiro SakamotoEiji SunamiNobutsugu Abe

Published in: World journal of surgical oncology (2024)

Exfoliated cancer cells adhered to the automatic staplers used for anastomoses in 6.9% of the staplers used for distal gastrectomies in patients with gastric cancer. Staplers used for gastric cancer surgeries should be handled carefully.

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