Reconstruction using the colon or jejunum in patients with synchronous advanced esophageal and gastric cancers: a retrospective study from a single institutional database

Table 2 Surgical techniques used in the two groups

Technique	Total (n = 16)	Group J (n = 5)	Group C (n = 11)	t / χ²	p-Value
Modus operandi					0.245#
Ivor-Lewis	12	5	7
McKeown	4	0	4
Route of reconstruction					1.000#
Posterior mediastinum	14	5	9
Retrosternal	2	0	2
Operative time, Median(P25,P75) (h)	7.71(6.92,9.42)	7.5(7.25,8.42)	7.92(6.83,9.83)	0.792	0.442*

J: reconstruction using the jejunum; C: reconstruction using the colon; *Student’s t-test; #Fisher’s exact test

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