Laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymph node dissection for proximal gastric cancer.
- Author:
Chang-ming HUANG
1
;
Jian-xian LIN
Author Information
1. Department of Gastric Surgery, Union Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China. hcmlr2002@163.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Humans;
Laparoscopy;
methods;
Lymph Node Excision;
methods;
Spleen;
surgery;
Stomach Neoplasms;
surgery
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
2012;15(8):784-786
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Splenic hilar lymph node (LN) should be removed in a D2 lymph node dissection for the advanced proximal gastric cancer. After improving the surgical technology and renewing treatment concepts, spleen-preserving splenic hilar LN dissection has been accepted by more and more surgeons. Because the anatomy position of spleen is very deep, and the splenic vessel is various, laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar LN dissection may be more difficult. In order to do better in laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar LN dissection, surgeons should choose the suitable patients; take reasonable surgical approach and surgical steps. Moreover, knowing the anatomy variance well of splenic vessel is also very important too.
