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Table 3 Operative findings and postoperative clinical courses

From: Laparoscopic versus open wedge resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumors of the stomach: a single-center 8-year retrospective cohort study of 156 patients with long-term follow-up

Variable

LWR(n = 90)

OWR(n = 66)

Pvalue

Operation time (min)

106.6 ± 40.1

119.9 ± 59.9

0.12

Blood loss (ml)

67.3 ± 80.5

142.7 ± 102.0

0.000

Intraoperative endoscopy

21(23.3)

0(0.0)

 

Time to first flatus (days)

2.3 ± 0.9

3.2 ± 0.8

0.000

Time to oral intake (days)

3.2 ± 1.0

4.1 ± 0.9

0.000

Postoperative hospital stay (days)

6.0 ± 2.1

8.0 ± 5.1

0.001

Postoperative complications

4(4.4)

8(12.1)

0.08

 Anastomotic hemorrhage

0

2

 

 Abdominal abscess

0

1

 

 Delayed gastric emptying

3

3

 

 Wound infection

0

2

 

 Pulmonary infection

1

0

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