Lymph nodes resected per lymph node station
celiac trunk lymph node
All surgeons reported resection of the right paracardial, left paracardial, lesser curve, and infrapyloric lymph node stations. Almost all surgeons reported resection of the suprapyloric, left gastric artery, common hepatic artery, and celiac trunk lymph node stations. The lymph nodes at the splenic hilum was the least reported resected lymph node station, with 27 patients (57.4%) in the open group and 23 patients (48.9%) in the minimally invasive group. The difference between D1 + or D2 lymphadenectomy was mainly due to not resecting the lymph nodes in the splenic hilum. An overview of lymph node yield is depicted in Table Lymph node yield