Supra-pancreatic lymph node dissection with the surgeon on right position in 4K laparoscopic radical gastrectomy / 中华消化外科杂志

ABSTRACT

As the same safety and oncologic effect of open gastrectomy, laparoscopic radical gastrectomy has been widely used in the treatment of gastric cancer. Supra-pancreatic lymph node dissection is the key and difficult prospect in laparoscopic radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer. The authors investigate the indication, operative preparation, boundary of supra-pancreatic lymph nodes and dissected standard, surgical complication of 4K laparoscopic radical gastrectomy, and described the experience and operative procedures of supra-pancreatic lymph node dissection with the surgeon on right position.