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Table 3 Post-operative complications for three groups

From: Benefits of intracorporeal gastrointestinal anastomosis following laparoscopic distal gastrectomy

 

LADG + EC (n = 73)a

LDG + B-I (n = 248)b

LDG + R-Y (n = 128)c

p Value

Anastomotic leakage,%d

5 (6.8)

3 (1.2)

2 (1.6)

0.04

Anastomotic stenosis,%

2 (2.7)

1 (0.4)

0

0.32

Gastric stasis,%

5(6.8)

3 (1.2)

3 (2.3)

0.06

Pancreatic fistula,%

2 (2.7)

12 (4.8)

2 (1.6)

0.40

  1. Abbreviations: B-I Billroth I; B-II Billroth II; LADG laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy; LDG laparoscopic distal gastrectomy; R-Y Roux-en Y anastomosis.
  2. aLADG with any of the three types of anastomosis.
  3. bPure LDG with IC B-I.
  4. cPure LDG with IC R-Y.
  5. dBleeding from the anastomosis was not encountered in any of the patients.