Table 1 Patient demographics and clinicopathological characteristics
Variable | SILS (n = 15) | CLS (n = 15) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 59.7 ± 12.6 | 58.6 ± 12.6 | 0.84 |
Sex  Male  Female | 8 (57.1) 7 (42.9) | 5 (33.3) 10 (66.7) | 0.37 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.7 ± 3.4 | 25.3 ± 3.8 | 0.71 |
ASA score  I  II | 15 (100) 0 | 12 (80.0) 3 (20.0) | 0.52 |
History of abdominal surgery  No  Yes | 11 (71.4) 4 (28.6) | 11 (73.3) 4 (26.7) | 0.92 |
Tumor location  Upper  Middle  Lower | 4 (28.6) 11 (71.4) - | 7 (46.7) 3 (20.0) 5 (33.3) | 0.045 |
Gastric circumference  Lesser curvature  Greater curvature  Anterior wall  Posterior wall | 2 (14.3) 11 (71.4) - 2 (14.3) | 3 (20.0) 3 (20.0) 5 (33.3) 4 (26.7) | 0.08 |
Location of gastric wall  Submucosal  Subserosal | 4 (28.6) 11 (71.4) | 7 (46.7) 8 (53.3) | 0.33 |
Tumor size (cm) | 3.2 ± 0.7 | 3.5 ± 1.3 | 0.41 |
Modified NIH classification  Low  Intermediate  High | 13 (85.7) 2 (14.3) - | 8 (53.3) 6 (40.0) 1 (6.7) | 0.32 |