Publications by authors named "Guang-Chuan Mu"
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to identify factors affecting long-term survival in gastric cancer patients and created a nomogram—a predictive tool—based on those findings.
- - Data from 421 patients who underwent radical surgery between 2009 and 2017 were analyzed, revealing significant prognostic factors such as tumor stage, location, and lymph node involvement.
- - The developed nomogram showed better accuracy in predicting 5-year survival rates compared to the existing AJCC-7 staging system, which could help tailor post-surgery treatment plans.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates how variations in the celiac artery affect the number of lymph nodes removed during radical D2 lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer surgery, with a focus on a large group of 421 patients.
- - Results showed that celiac artery variation occurred in 26.13% of patients, leading to a significant reduction in lymph node dissection compared to those without variations, though this did not impact overall survival rates.
- - Key findings indicate that while celiac artery variations influence lymph node removal, they do not affect the prognosis of gastric cancer, suggesting that lymph nodes near the abnormal hepatic artery might not need to be removed during surgery.
Study of celiac artery variations and related surgical techniques in gastric cancer.
World J Gastroenterol
June 2015
Aim: To investigate celiac artery variations in gastric cancer patients and the impact on gastric cancer surgery, and also to discuss the value of the ultrasonic knife in reducing the risk caused by celiac artery variations.
Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted to investigate the difference in average operation time, intraoperative blood loss, number of harvested lymph nodes, average postoperative drainage within 3 d, and postoperative hospital stay between the group with vascular variations and no vascular variations, and between the ultrasonic harmonic scalpel and conventional electric scalpel surgery group.
Results: One hundred and fifty-eight cases presented with normal celiac artery, and 80 presented with celiac artery variation (33.