Title: Convenient method to improve efficiency of lymph node examination after gastrectomy
with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer
Version: 2 Date: 27 Oct 2023
Reviewer:  Shunji Endo
Reviewer's report:
This is a unique paper about lymph node examination using an electronic device, and I read it
with great interest.
I think it's a wonderful invention, but an examination table, a LN grouping table, and a specimen
measurement table were not electronic and used in the conventional manual method in many
institutions. Compared to the manual method, the key point is that the lymph nodes are easier to
see by illuminating them with a backlight, right? If so, the purpose of this research is “to examine
the usefulness of backlights'' rather than “to examine the usefulness of electronic devices,'' and
the conclusion is “backlights were useful for identifying lymph nodes,” isn't it?
Title: Convenient method to improve efficiency of lymph node examination after gastrectomy
with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer
Version: 2 Date: 27 Oct 2023
Reviewer:  Shunji Endo
Reviewer's report:
This is a unique paper about lymph node examination using an electronic device, and I read it
with great interest.
I think it's a wonderful invention, but an examination table, a LN grouping table, and a specimen
measurement table were not electronic and used in the conventional manual method in many
institutions. Compared to the manual method, the key point is that the lymph nodes are easier to
see by illuminating them with a backlight, right? If so, the purpose of this research is “to examine
the usefulness of backlights'' rather than “to examine the usefulness of electronic devices,'' and
the conclusion is “backlights were useful for identifying lymph nodes,” isn't it?
Please review this paper.
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Title: Convenient method to improve efficiency of lymph node examination after gastrectomy
with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer
Version: 2 Date: 27 Oct 2023
Reviewer:  Shunji Endo
Reviewer's report:
This is a unique paper about lymph node examination using an electronic device, and I read it
with great interest.
I think it's a wonderful invention, but an examination table, a LN grouping table, and a specimen
measurement table were not electronic and used in the conventional manual method in many
institutions. Compared to the manual method, the key point is that the lymph nodes are easier to
see by illuminating them with a backlight, right? If so, the purpose of this research is “to examine
the usefulness of backlights'' rather than “to examine the usefulness of electronic devices,'' and
the conclusion is “backlights were useful for identifying lymph nodes,” isn't it?
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