Clinical usefulness of extending the proximal margin in total gastrectomies for gastric adenocarcinoma

Introduction and aims: Surgical resection with negative margins is part of the curative treatment of gastric adenocarcinoma. Positive surgical margins are associated with worse outcome. The aim of the present study was to determine the clinical usefulness of extending the proximal surgical margin in...

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Main Authors: U. Clemente-Gutiérrez, G. Sánchez-Morales, O. Santes, H. Medina-Franco
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:Revista de Gastroenterología de México (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255534X18301282