From: Hand-assisted laparoscopic resection versus total laparoscopic gastric surgery for primary gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs): an analysis from a high-volume institution
TLS group
(n = 36)
HLS group
(n = 17)
P Value
Adjuvant imatinib treatment (imatinib)
0.730
No
25
11
Postoperative
6
Survival outcomes
0.753
No recurrence
33
16
Recurrence
2
1
Dead
0