Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	69967
Country	Italy

Received	2021-07-18 09:58
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Prophylactic drains in totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy: are they always necessary?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Tommaso Maria Manzia, Alessandro Parente and Roberta Angelico
ORCID	Author(s) ORCID Number Tommaso Maria Manzia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4636-3478 Alessandro Parente http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5506-224X Roberta Angelico http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3439-7750
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Corresponding Author	Tommaso Maria Manzia, FEBS, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, HPB and Transplant Unit, Department of Surgery, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, Rome 00133, Italy. tomanzia@libero.it
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Prophylactic drainage; Totally laparoscopic gastrectomy; Enhanced recovery after surgery; Minimally invasive surgery; Early gastric cancer
Core Tip	Historically, prophylactic drains have been used to prevent postoperative collections and detect complications. In recent decades, there have been increasing reports that debate their routine usage in gastrointestinal surgery. Liu et al have shown that prophylactic drains can be safely omitted in selected patients undergoing totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy. In this letter to the editor, we express our opinion regarding these interesting findings.
Publish Date	2022-01-13 11:55
Citation	Manzia TM, Parente A, Angelico R. Prophylactic drains in totally laparoscopic distal gastrectomy: Are they always necessary? World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28(3): 399-401
URL	https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v28/i3/399.htm
DOI	https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v28.i3.399

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