Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of 1691 gastric cancer patients who underwent gastrectomy without cholecystectomy (median age: 61.0 ± 10.5 years; age range: 23–84 years)
Variable | No. of patients (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 1222 (72.3%) |
Female | 469 (27.7%) |
TNM stage | |
Stage I | 534 (31.6%) |
Stage II | 712 (42.1%) |
Stage III | 445 (26.3%) |
Tumor differentiation grade | |
Grade I | 617 (36.5%) |
Grade II | 523 (30.9%) |
Grade III | 551 (32.6%) |
Method of gastrectomy | |
Billroth I | 334 (19.8%) |
Billroth II | 876 (51.8%) |
Roux-en-Y | 481 (28.4%) |
Lymph node dissection | |
D1 | 264 (15.6%) |
D2 | 1427 (84.4%) |
Cholecystolithiasis after gastrectomy | 152 (8.98%) |
Subsequent cholecystectomy after gastrectomy | 45 (2.67%) |