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For the Treatment of Retroperitoneum of the Stomach

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Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Cancer

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The lesser sac is a potential space behind the stomach. The peritoneal covering can be traced from the anterior surface of the pancreas to the spleen. The two landmark folds are important for laparoscopic gastrectomy. The pancreaticogastric fold, which normally is covered by the left lobe of the liver, contains the left gastric artery from the retroperitoneal space to the lesser curvature of the stomach.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, 126-1 Anam-dong, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, 136-705, Republic of Korea

    Sung Soo Park

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1 Pungnap2-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, 138-736, Republic of Korea

    Jeong Hwan Yook

  3. Department of Surgery, Showa General Hospital, 2-450 Tenjin-tyo, Kodaira, Tokyo, 187-8510, Japan

    Michio Kaminishi & Hirokazu Yamaguchi

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  1. Oita University, 1-1 Idaigaoka, Hasama-machi, Oita, 879-5593, Japan

    Seigo Kitano M.D., Ph.D. (President) (President)

  2. Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine and Cancer Research Instititue, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Han-Kwang Yang M.D., Ph.D.

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Park, S.S., Yook, J.H., Kaminishi, M., Yamaguchi, H. (2012). For the Treatment of Retroperitoneum of the Stomach. In: Kitano, S., Yang, HK. (eds) Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Cancer. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-54003-8_8

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