Prevention and treatment of lymphorrhagia due to lymph node dissection during the operation of gastric carcinoma / 中国普通外科杂志

Objective To explore the prevention and treatment of lymphorrhagia due to lymph node dissection in gastric carcinoma. MethodsClinical data of 743 patients undergoing radical gastrectomy plus lymphadenectomy from January 1997 to March 2004 were analyzed retrospectively. ResultsThe patients in D3 or D4 lymphadenectomy suffered from a higher lymphorrhagia rate than those in D2 lymphadenectomy(P