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Fig. 4

From: Effectiveness and safety of self-pulling and latter transected reconstruction in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy: a comparison with laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy

Fig. 4

Abdominal photograph 6 months after surgery. (a) Abdominal photograph 6 months after LATG; (b) Abdominal photograph 6 months after SPLT-TLTG, the surgical specimen was taken out through the lower abdominal transverse incision (indicated by the arrow); (c) Abdominal photograph 6 months after SPLT-TLTG, the surgical specimen was taken out through the extended trocar hole below the umbilicus (indicated by the arrow)

Abbreviations: LATG, laparoscopy-assisted total gastrectomy; SPLT, self-pulling and later transected; TLTG, totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy

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