Clinical study of the posterior gastric artery and the lymph nodes around it in patients with gastric cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aims to gather and analyze the anatomical characteristics of the posterior gastric artery (PGA), investigate the presence and metastasis of lymph nodes around the PGA in patients with gastric cancer. Additionally, the study aims to analyze the relationship between the PGA and its surrounding lymph nodes and the clinicopathological features of patients with gastric cancer.

Methods

This study consisted of a cross-sectional analysis of data from 52 patients with gastric cancer who underwent total or proximal gastrectomy at the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, between January 2020 and November 2022. Intraoperative exploration was performed to determine the presence of the PGA, and patients with

SUBMITTER: Wang K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11005264 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature