title: [Technical aspects of D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer].
abstract: Surgery is the mainstay treatment of the multidisciplinary therapy for  gastric cancer. The majority of gastric cancer patients in China are diagnosed at the advanced stage. D2 lymphadenectomy is of clinical significance in China. The technical aspects of performing a D2 lymphadenectomy require a significant degree of training and expertise. In this article, the focus is on the dissection of lymph nodes including No.4Sb, No.5-6, No.8a, No.9-11, No.12a, and No.14-15.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, The General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China. chenlinbj@vip.sina.com
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Can-rong
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Lu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000379:methods*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*