Table 2: Surgical procedures and results.

Surgical group

One-step

Two-step A

(without TTT)

Two-step B

(with TTT)

Three-step

P#

 

Type of gastrectomy and reconstruction
TG   Roux-en-Y EJ

PG  

JIP

EG 

OL

  TST

  DFT

  others

Total length of operation (min)

Total blood loss (ml)

Number of retrieved lymph nodes

    Total

    Mediastinal

Mortality

Presence of postoperative complications

    Respiratory

    Anastomotic

    Others

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

Postoperative observation period (months)

Presence of recurrence

(n = 16)

 

11

5

  2

3

  2

  0

  1

  0

457±120

143±139

 

43.3±13.8

2.9±4.8

0

5

  1

  1

  3

22±17

31±19

2

(n = 8)

 

5

3

  0

3

  0

  0

  3

  0

573±147

407±603

 

46.1±34.2

3.5±6.0

0

2

0

1

1

58±80

41±30

1

(n = 13)

 

1

12

   1

11

  4

  5

  0

  2

490±183

157±315

 

39.5±18.7

7.2±5.5

1

5

1

2

1

28±22

23±15

3

(n = 9)

 

2

7

0

7

  1

  6

  0

  0

537±174

99±108

 

37.0±17.7

9.7±8.6

0

5

3

2

0

40±29

36±31

3

 

 

0.0031

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

0.1451

0.2318

 

0.9452

0.0698

0.4584

0.5594

0.1045

0.7092

0.5163

0.1802

0.5681

0.5834

Data given as number of patients or mean ± SD. TG: total gastrectomy; PG: proximal gastrectomy; EJ: esophagojejunostomy; JIP: jejunal interposition; EG: esophagogastrostomy; OL: overlapped method; TST: triangular stapling technique; DFT: double-flapped technique.

#ANOVA or χ2 test.