• Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, ChinaCorresponding Author: HU Jian-kun, E-mail: hujkwch@126.com;
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Objective  To investigate the effect and surgical skill of ultracision harmonic scalpel in curative gastrectomy for patients with gastric carcinoma.
Methods  From January 2007 to May 2008, the data of 152 patients who were treated by curative gastrectomy with ultracision harmonic scalpel were analyzed retrospectively.
Results  The mean operative time was (189.5±24.2) min. Compared with the conventional operation, the number of harvested lymph nodes (mean: 30.4±11.6) in patients treated with ultracision harmonic scalpel was increased. The application of ultracision harmonic scalpel could shorten the operation time, decrease the intraoperative blood loss and make the operation field clear. There were no postoperative complications, such as anastomotic leakage, lymphatic leakage and massive hemorrhage. And there was no death in this series.
Conclusion  The usage of ultracision harmonic scalpel which could improve the curative degree of lymphadenectomy is safe in curative gastrectomy for patients with gastric carcinoma.

Citation: HU Jiankun,ZHANG Bo,CHEN Xinzu,YANG Kun,CHEN Zhixin,CHEN Jiaping. Application and Surgical Skill of Ultracision Harmonic Scalpel in Curative Gastrectomy for Patients with Gastric Carcinoma. CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY, 2008, 15(10): 718-721. doi: Copy