Development of a reliable surgical quality assurance tool for gastrectomy in oncological trials.
A HarrisJ B ButterworthP R BoshierS MavroveliB VadhwanaC J PetersB W EomC-C YehS MikhailM SasakoY-W KimGeorge B HannaPublished in: Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (2024)
A photographic surgical quality assurance tool is presented for gastrectomy. Using this tool, the assessor can reliably determine not only the quality but also the extent of the lymphadenectomy performed based on remaining anatomy rather than the excised specimen.