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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2020; 26(12): 1340-1351
Published online Mar 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i12.1340
Published online Mar 28, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i12.1340
Figure 8 The upper esophagus was suspended with a traction line after dissociation from the trachea.
The left RLN and lymph nodes remained adjacent to the trachea in situ. Then, lymph nodes and peripheral tissues (marked 1) were held by the left hand of the surgeon to separate them from the left RLN (arrows 2-3).
- Citation: Chen WS, Zhu LH, Li WJ, Tu PJ, Huang JY, You PL, Pan XJ. Novel technique for lymphadenectomy along left recurrent laryngeal nerve during thoracoscopic esophagectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(12): 1340-1351
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i12/1340.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i12.1340