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Table 1 Clinicopathologic characteristics and operative results of the patients

From: An automatically contamination-avoiding technique for intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy using a transorally inserted anvil during laparoscopic total gastrectomy for gastric cancer

Variable

Value

Demography

 

 Male/female, n

10/4

 Age, years

59.0 ± 12.1

 Body mass index, kg/m2

23.4 ± 2.2

Operation

 

 Overall operation time, min

193.8 ± 41.8

 Overall reconstruction time, min

32.6 ± 4.6

 Time for anvil placement, min

8.4 ± 4.0

 Time for esophagojejunostomy, min

23.8 ± 5.2

 Estimated blood loss, ml

105.7 ± 65.4

Pathology

 

 Stagea I/II/III, n

1/3/10

 Proximal margin, cm

3.6 ± 1.7

 No. of retrieved lymph nodes

33.9 ± 18.1

Immediate postoperative course

 

 First flatus, mean, days

3.3 ± 0.7

 Hospital duration, mean, days

8.7 ± 3.2

 Mortality, n

0

 Short-term anastomosis-related complications, n

0

Esophagojejunostomy diameter, cm

2.3 ± 0.3

Follow-up

 

 Follow-up period (median, range), months

12 (6 to 24)

 Long-term complications, n

0

  1. Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation unless otherwise indicated. aAccording to the American Joint Committee on Cancer seventh edition.