Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy for early gastric cancer poses few limitations for selected elderly patients: a single-center experience

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Table 5 Postoperative gastrointestinal symptoms at 3 months after surgery

Gastrointestinal symptoms	Elder n = 10	Younger n = 38	P value
Heartburn, n (%)	0	0
Nausea, n (%)	0	1 (2.6)	N.S.
Gastric fullness, n (%)	1 (10)	2 (5.2)	N.S.
Diarrhea, n (%)	1 (10)	1 (2.6)	N.S.
Dumping syndrome, n (%)	0	1 (2.6)	N.S.