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Table 1 Patient characteristics and surgical outcomes

From: Semi-embedded valve anastomosis a new anti-reflux anastomotic method after proximal gastrectomy for adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction

Variable

Result

Age, years, mean ± SD

58.9 ± 9.1

Sex, n, male/female

24/4

BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD

23.3 ± 2.7

UCII stage, IA/IB/IIA/IIB/IIIA

1/1/6/6/14

Diameter of tumour, cm, mean ± SD

3.3 ± 1.3

Operative duration, min, mean ± SD

164.3 ± 19.0

Estimated blood loss, ml, median (range)

65 (20–200)

Number of harvested lymph nodes, n, mean ± SD

23.0 ± 2.6

Time to first flatus, days, median (range)

3 (2–5)

Postoperative hospital stay, days, median (range)

12 (9–21)

Time required for valve construction, min, mean ± SD

15.8 ± 3.2

Total time required for anastomotic reconstruction, min, mean ± SD

35.4 ± 4.8

Anastomotic complications

Anastomotic leakage

0

Anastomotic stenosis

1

Other complications

Internal hernia

1

Bowel obstruction

1

Pancreatic fistula

0

Incisional infection

0

Peritoneal abscess

0

Pneumonia

1

Los Angeles grade of gastroesophageal reflux, n, A/B/C/D

1/1/0/0