Superior pancreatic lymphadenectomy with portal vein priority via posterior common hepatic artery approach in laparoscopic radical gastrectomy

Table 2 Nodal status after superior pancreatic lymphadenectomy with portal vein priority via posterior common hepatic artery approach

Nodal station	No. of patients with LNM	Rate of patients with LNM (%)	TNLE	No. of positive LNs	Rate of LNM (%)
5	12	23.5	55	12	21.8
7	8	15.7	164	19	11.6
8a	9	17.7	122	16	13.1
8p	5	9.8	14	2	14.3
9	7	13.7	127	10	7.9
11p	4	7.8	54	3	5.6
12a	4	7.8	44	3	6.8
12p	2	3.9	24	1	4.2

LNM: Lymph node metastasis; TNLE: Total number of lymph node examined; LN: Lymph node.