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Background Proximal gastrectomy has been introduced for early gastric cancer located in the upper third of the stomach, but expansion of its indication to advanced tumors has not been generally accepted in terms of lesser curvature lymph node dissection. Methods We reviewed the medical records of 385 patients with tumors in the upper third of the stomach, and the incidence of metastasis and the...
Background Little is known about the vascular and lymphatic distribution of the pyloric antrum in the stomach. We focused on the infrapyloric region containing the infrapyloric artery (IPA) and lymph nodes. Methods The anatomy of the IPA and its associated lymph nodes was clinically elucidated during 156 laparoscopic gastrectomies. Results Most of the arteries originated from the anterior superior...
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