Figure 2.
Central lymph node group (N3; 203, 213, and 223) excision and the left side of SMA incisal margin in the laparoscopic CME group, for hepatic flexure colon cancer.
Abbreviations: TSP, third surgical plane; SMA, superior mesenteric artery; SMV, superior mesenteric vein; SSP, second surgical plane; CME, complete mesocolic excision.
