Zhongyuan Bai

Transillumination improves lymph node yield in left-sided colorectal cancer: an ambispective cohort study

Accurate lymph node (LN) staging is essential for prognosis and treatment decisions in colorectal cancer (CRC). Existing methods to assist LN retrieval, such as fat-clearing and methylene blue staining, improve yield but are complex, time-consuming, and require additional reagent...