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ArticleChinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu2018

Oncological safety of use of ultrasonic activated shears in gastric cancer surgery: Long-term results of randomized controlled trial.

Su Mi Kim, Jae-Moon Bae, Min-Gew Choi, Jun Ho Lee, Tae Sung Sohn, Sung Kim

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Article in Chinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Su Mi KimDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
Jae-Moon BaeDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
Min-Gew ChoiDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
Jun Ho LeeDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
Tae Sung SohnDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.
Sung KimDepartment of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 06351, Republic of Korea.

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objectiveUltrasonically activated shears (UAS) have been applied in open gastric surgeries with no or little evidence. It was previously reported about the surgical outcome and effectiveness of UAS based on a randomized controlled trial of 256 patients with gastric cancer. We aimed to clarify the long-term oncological safety of the use of UAS in the aspect of overall survival and recurrence.

methodsGastric cancer patients who underwent gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection were enrolled and randomly assigned to either the conventional surgery group (n=125) or the UAS group (n=128). Survival, recurrence and long-term postoperative complications were compared between the two groups. The median follow-up period was 56 months.

resultsGastric cancer-related death was higher in patients of the UAS group compared with the conventional group (P=0.019). Overall survival rates stratified by stage were not significantly different between the two groups (P=0.170). Disease-free survival rates stratified by stage and recurrence-free survival rates of gastric cancer were similar between the conventional group and the UAS group (P=0.313 and 0.199, respectively). The postoperative complication rate was not significantly different between the groups (P=1.000).

conclusionsIt is suggested that the use of UAS in gastrectomy for gastric cancer showed oncologically acceptable safety compared with conventional electric instruments even in long-term period.

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gastrectomyoncological safetyStomach cancerultrasonically activated shears (UAS)

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