Fig. 2From: Evaluation of blood flow on the remnant distal bowel during left-sided colectomya Lymph node dissection around the root of the IMA (â‘ , arrow) after exposing the IMA from the root to the distal side. b The common trunk of the left colic artery and sigmoid artery were ligated, with preservation of the superior rectal artery (â‘¡, arrow)Back to article page