Deep-learning-based object detection of pelvic autonomic nerves during total mesorectal excision

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2026; 32(30): 121592
Published online Aug 14, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.121592

Table 1 Patients baseline characteristics and distribution of pelvic autonomic nerves annotation boxes, mean ± SD/n (%)

Characteristic	Internal cohort (n = 120)	External validation cohort (n = 20)
Gender
Male	68 (56.7)	11 (55.0)
Female	52 (43.3)	9 (45.0)
Age	62.5 ± 10.2	63.1 ± 9.8
BMI (kg/m²)	23.1 ± 2.8	22.8 ± 3.0
UICC-TNM stage
II stage	87 (72.5)	14 (70.0)
III stage	33 (27.5)	6 (30.0)
Histological type
Adenocarcinoma	97 (80.8)	18 (90.0)
Other	23 (19.2)	2 (10.0)
Surgical procedure
Low anterior resection	99 (82.5)	17 (85.0)
Abdominoperineal resection	3 (2.5)	0 (0.0)
Intersphincteric resection	18 (15.0)	3 (15.0)
Intraoperative blood loss (mL), median (interquartile range)	15 (10-20)	12 (8-18)
Operation duration (minute)	256.7 ± 71.4	256.7 ± 71.4
Preoperative neoadjuvant therapy
Received	88 (73.3)	15 (75.0)
Not received	32 (26.7)	5 (25.0)
Annotation box (sum)	5402	930
RIMP	973 (18.0)	140 (15.1)
LIMP	864 (16.0)	157 (16.9)
SHP	216 (4.0)	37 (4.0)
RHN	610 (11.3)	110 (11.8)
LHN	648 (12.0)	114 (12.3)
RPN	820 (15.2)	130 (14.0)
LPN	878 (16.2)	158 (16.9)
RNVB	200 (3.7)	44 (4.7)
LNVB	193 (3.6)	40 (4.3)

BMI: Body mass index; UICC-TNM: Union for International Cancer Control-tumor node metastasis; RIMP: Right inferior mesenteric plexus; LIMP: Left inferior mesenteric plexus; SHP: Superior hypogastric plexus; RHN: Right hypogastric nerve; LHN: Left hypogastric nerve; RPN: Right pelvic nerve; LPN: Left pelvic nerve; RNVB: Right neurovascular bundle; LNVB: Left neurovascular bundle.

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Citation: Zhang Q, Li J, Meng T, Chen ZF, Zhou XZ, Lu XR. Deep-learning-based object detection of pelvic autonomic nerves during total mesorectal excision. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(30): 121592
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i30/121592.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.121592

Zhang Q, Li J, Meng T, Chen ZF, Zhou XZ, Lu XR. Deep-learning-based object detection of pelvic autonomic nerves during total mesorectal excision. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(30): 121592 [DOI: 10.3748/wjg.121592]

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