Table 2 Surgical and pathological results (N = 60)
Type of surgery | |
Total gastrectomy | 60 (100%) |
Operative time (min) | 214.8 ± 41.6 |
Reconstruction time (min) | 29.40 ± 7.1 |
Reconstruction type | |
Using circular staplers | |
Hand-sewn purse-string sutures | 24 (40%) |
Others | 3 (5%) |
Using linear staplers | |
Functional end-to-end anastomosis | 9 (15%) |
Overlap method | 24 (40%) |
Length of esophageal exposure (cm) | 9.4 ± 1.8 |
Number of lymph nodes dissected | 37.3 ± 11.1 |
Blood loss (ml) | 209.0 ± 110.3 |
Tumor depth (pathological) | |
T1 | 9 (15%) |
T2 | 15 (25%) |
T3 | 15 (25%) |
T4 | 21 (35%) |
Nodal status (pathological) | |
N0 | 24 (40%) |
N1 | 9 (15%) |
N2 | 6 (10%) |
N3 | 21 (35%) |
Histological type | |
Differentiated | 48 (80%) |
Undifferentiated | 12 (20%) |