©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2016; 22(19): 4750-4756
Published online May 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4750
Published online May 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4750
Table 1 Group of lymph nodes
| Region | Group |
| Upper mediastinal region | Right para-recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) |
| Left para-RLN | |
| Upper para-esophagus | |
| Carinal and hilar region | Subcarinal |
| Left and right para-bronchi | |
| Middle-low para-esophageal region | Middle and low para-esophagus |
| Supra-diaphragm | |
| Intraperitoneal region | Para-cardia |
| Lesser gastric curvature | |
| Para-celiac artery and left gastric artery |
- Citation: Ye B, Zhong CX, Yang Y, Fang WT, Mao T, Ji CY, Li ZG. Lymph node dissection in esophageal carcinoma: Minimally invasive esophagectomy vs open surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(19): 4750-4756
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i19/4750.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4750