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Table 2 Characteristics of 45 patients undergoing laparoscopic distal gastrectomy and conventional distal gastrectomy

From: V-shaped lymph node dissection in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy; new technique of intra-abdominal dissection and surgical outcomes

 

LDG

CDG

Lymph nodes (station 1 to 3)

9.43 ± 3.69

7.65 ± 4.79

Number of cases

14

31

P value

 

0.18

  1. CDG, conventional distal gastrectomy; LDG, laparoscopic distal gastrectomy.