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Table 2 Complications in patients undergoing gastrectomy with and without splenectomy (n = 214) a

From: Is concomitant splenectomy beneficial for the long-term survival of patients with gastric cancer undergoing curative gastrectomy? A single-institution study

Complications

G + S (n = 100)

GA (n = 114)

Intestinal obstruction

1 (1)

3 (3)

Pneumonia

1 (1)

1 (1)

Abdominal abscess

7 (7)

2 (2)

Anastomotic leakage

7 (7)

0 (0)

Other

8 (8)

5 (4)

  1. Abbreviations: G + S gastrectomy plus splenectomy, G-A gastrectomy alone.
  2. aData are given as n (%).