title: Curettage and aspiration in splenic hilar lymph node dissection for spleen-preserving radical D2 gastrectomy.
abstract: D2 radical gastrectomy is the standard procedure for gastric cancer in the middle or upper part of the stomach. According to the latest Japanese treatment guidelines for gastric cancer, dissection of the splenic hilar lymph nodes is required during the radical treatment for this condition. This study reports a D2 radical total gastrectomy employing the curettage and dissection techniques, in which the resection of the anterior lobe of transverse mesocolon, vascular denudation and splenic hilar lymph node dissection were successfully completed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine (the Second Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine), Guangzhou 510120, China.
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Lijie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Yansheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wan
keywords: Gastric cancer; curettage and dissection; gastrectomy; lymph node dissection