Factors Affecting the Difficulty of Laparoscopic D2 Lymph Node Dissection for Gastric Cancer

Factors Affecting the Difficulty of Laparoscopic D2 Lymph Node Dissection for Gastric Cancer:a Retrospective Cohort Study

Laparoscopic D2 lymph node dissection (LND) for gastric cancer has a wide range of operations and a high degree of difficulty.The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between clinicopathological factors and the difficulty of laparoscopic D2 LND.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. all patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery
2. Laparoscopic system is 2D and has complete D2 lymph node dissection.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. patients undergoing laparotomy
2. incomplete video or clinicopathological information