Table 3 Pathological findings, surgical outcomes, and postoperative course
From: Laparoscopic completion gastrectomy in elderly patients with remnant gastric cancer: a case series
LCG n = 6 | OCG n = 15 | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Operative time (min; median, range) | 310.5, 249.5–337.8 | 263.0, 241.5–325.0 | 0.791 |
Blood loss (ml; median, range) | 50, 20.0–65.0 | 465, 264.5–714.0 | 0.002 |
Open conversion, n (%) | 1 (17%) | 0 | 0.105 |
Number of retrieved LNs (median, range) | 7, 4–10 | 3, 1–6 | 0.171 |
pT | 0.869 | ||
T1 | 2 (33%) | 5 (33%) | |
T2 | 0 | 0 | |
T3 | 1 (17%) | 4 (26%) | |
T4 | 3 (50%) | 6 (40%) | |
pN | 0.642 | ||
N0 | 6 (100%) | 13 (87%) | |
N1 | 0 | 1 (7%) | |
N2 | 0 | 1 (7%) | |
N3 | 0 | 0 | |
pM | 0.347 | ||
M0 | 6 (100%) | 13 (87%) | |
M1 | 0 | 2 (13%) | |
pStage | 0.562 | ||
IA | 2 (33%) | 5 (33%) | |
IB | 0 | 0 | |
IIA | 1 17%) | 3 (20%) | |
IIB | 0 | 0 | |
IIIA | 3 (50%) | 3 (20%) | |
IIIB | 0 | 0 | |
IIIC | 0 | 2 (13%) | |
IV | 0 | 2 (13%) | |
Postoperative hospitalization (days; median, range) | 9, 7.3–13.8 | 9, 8.5–17.5 | 0.410 |
Intake of solid food (days; median, range) | 4, 3.3–4.0 | 3, 3.0–4.0 | 0.867 |
Postoperative complication (C-D grade ≥ II) | 3 (50%) | 5 (33%) | 0.477 |
Mortality within 30 days after surgery | 0 | 0 | – |