Proctotomy leak following laparoscopic total gastrectomy with transrectal specimen extraction for gastric cancer: a case report

Abstract Background Despite increasing acceptance in colorectal surgery, natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) surgery for the treatment of gastric cancer is still in its infancy, especially via the transrectal approach, which was barely reported. So little is known about its complications. Her...

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Main Authors: Haipeng Meng, Jinchao Liu, Hui Xu, Song Wang, Yu Rong, Yanling Xu, Gang Yu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Surgery
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-021-01217-z