Using photos to check lymph node removal in stomach cancer surgery
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests if taking photos during minimally invasive stomach cancer surgery can help doctors check that all the right lymph nodes were removed. If you're having a laparoscopic or robotic gastrectomy for stomach cancer, this study might be for you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have a type of stomach cancer called gastric adenocarcinoma.
- You are having or had surgery to remove part or all of your stomach using small incisions and a camera (laparoscopic or robotic).
- Your surgeon is planning to remove lymph nodes around the stomach (a D2 lymphadenectomy) as part of the surgery.
- You may have had chemotherapy before surgery or are having surgery first, both are okay.
- You are 18 years or older.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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