Original ResearchPublished 1 October 2026Preoperative staging of gastric cancer: a prospective comparison of gastric filling ultrasonography and enhanced CT with implications for surgical decision-makingXinxin Qin · Junmei Zhao · Litao Ge · Song Wu · Xiaofeng Sun · Wei LiFrontiers in Surgerydoi 10.3389/fsurg.2026.1925096