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Fig. 2 | World Journal of Surgical Oncology

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From: Is vagotomy necessary in palliative surgery for incurable advanced gastric cancer?: a retrospective case–control study

Fig. 2

Kaplan–Meier survival curve by vagotomy. There was no significant difference in overall survival according to vagotomy in a all patients with GOO (p value = 0.465) and b in patients with GOO due to GCDM (p value = 0.625). Vagotomy was a significant protective factor for overall survival c in patients with GOO due to LUGC (p value = 0.033). Abbreviations: GOO, gastric outlet obstruction; GCDM, gastric cancer with distant metastasis; LUGC, locally unresectable gastric cancer; PGJ, simple palliative gastrojejunostomy; PGJV, palliative gastrojejunostomy with vagotomy

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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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