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Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2012; 18(29): 3869-3874
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3869
Table 4 Patient distribution according to age and body mass index, number of removed lymph nodes and duration of hospital stay n (%)
IntracorporealExtracorporeal
Age (yr)
< 6513.612.1
65-8043.248.5
> 8043.233.4
BMI (kg/m2)
< 2544.426.9
25-3040.753.1
> 3014.923.0
Number of lymph nodes removed
< 127 (21.2)14 (46.7)
12-156 (18.2)6.6 (2)
> 1520 (60.6)14 (46.7)
Discharge from hospital (d)
< 615 (42.8)8 (24.4)
710 (28.6)10 (30.3)
8-95 (14.3)8 (24.2)
> 105 (14.3)7 (21.1)