Superior lymph node harvest by fluorescent lymphography during minimally invasive gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients with high body mass index.

Ki-Yoon KimJawon HwangSung Hyun ParkMinah ChoYoo Min KimHyoung-Il KimWoo Jin Hyung

Published in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2024)

FL resulted in more LN retrieval, even in high BMI patients. FL ensures accurate staging by maintaining the appropriate retrieved LN number in high BMI gastric cancer patients.

Keyphrases

body mass index
lymph node
minimally invasive
weight gain
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
physical activity
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
weight loss
robot assisted