A peroperative technique for determining the extent of gastrectomy.
An easy, quick and practical way to determine the magnitude of gastric resection during operation consists of determining the length of the lesser and greater curvatures with a Nélaton's catheter. According to the extent of gastrectomy, different denominations should be used. If a precise antrectomy is desired, the physiologic antrum-corpus border should be determined.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000886:Anthropometry; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011706:Pyloric Antrum / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D013270:Stomach / Q000033:anatomy & histology*