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A, Step 3: Entering the lesser sac and dissecting the station 8 lymph node. Note. Enter the lesser sac via pars flaccida. Identify the station 8 lymph node or hepatic artery lymph node and dissect it off the CHA underneath. Following identification of the CHA, dissect just caudal to it to identify the portal vein between the CHA and the superior border of the pancreas. B, Intraoperative picture demonstrating identification of the hepatoduodenal ligament (black arrow).
