D2 gastrectomy for an antral stomach tumour.
The place of a D2 gastrectomy for dealing with an antral stomach cancer inpatients in the West is a matter of continuing debate. This article describes a standardised operative procedure with the aim of achieving a satisfactory clearance of the gastric cancer in the antrum and a systematic removal of the regional draining lymphatics.
Qadir
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Department of Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, U.K.
Trotter
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Park
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D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D005743:Gastrectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D009852:Omentum / Q000601:surgery; D011706:Pyloric Antrum; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*