title: [Lymphadenectomy in gastric cancer with laparotomic hook].
abstract: Gastric cancer is a common malignancy of surgical treatment. D2 lymphadenectomy is the standard procedure with curative intent. The authors report the use of laparotomic hook as an alternative technique for lymphadenectomy.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Mário Penna/Hospital Luxemburgo, Belo Horizonte/MG. ar.portela@bol.com.br
authors.forename: André Rossetti
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Portela
authors.forename: Mário Gissoni
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
authors.forename: José de Alencar Gonçalves
authors.initials: Jde A
authors.lastname: de Macedo
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*