Vascular-oriented D3 lymph node dissection with left colic artery preservation for distal sigmoid colon cancer: a variety of techniques.
Sergey K EfetovA A ZubayraevaD V SerednyakovaR N MozharovR R SaltovetsA Y KoziyPublished in: Techniques in coloproctology (2024)
The technical aspects of D3 lymph node dissection with left colic artery preservation may vary in different types of LCA and sigmoid artery branching patterns regardless of the standardized anatomical landmarks. The anatomical features should be considered when performing vascular-sparing lymph node dissection.