Laparoscopic gastric cancer surgery: Current evidence and future perspectives

Figure 1 Intraoperative view during distal subtotal gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection. A: Division of the greater omentum; B: Isolation of the LGEA and LGEV; C: Exposure of the RGEA, RGEV, and ASPDV; D: Isolation of the RGA; E: Dissection of the hepatoduodenal ligament, exposure of the PV and isolation of the LGV; F: Isolation and ligation of the LGA; G: Dissection along the SPA and SPV; H: Suprapancreatic view after D2 lymph node dissection. RGEA: Right gastroepiploic artery; LGEA: Left gastroepiploic artery; LGEV: Left gastroepiploic vein; RGEV: Right gastroepiploic vein; ASPDV: Anterior superior pancreaticoduodenal vein; RGA: Right gastric artery; LGA: Left gastric artery; SPA: Splenic artery; SPV: Splenic vein; CHA: Common hepatic artery; GDA: Gastroduodenal artery; IPA: Infrapyloric artery; LGV: Left gastric vein; PHA: Proper hepatic artery; PV: Portal vein; SGA: Short gastric artery; SGV: Short gastric vein.