Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2014; 20(30): 10531-10536
Published online Aug 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10531
Table 2 Clinical and pathologic outcomes
LERH(n = 48)OERH (n = 57)P value
Operating time (min)244.4 (84.8)170.7 (49.7)< 0.001
Estimated blood loss (mL)111.7 (127.8)170.2 (49.7)0.023
Time to flatus (d)3.0 (1.6)3.7 (1.3)0.019
Time to diet (d)4.2 (1.4)5.0 (1.2)0.005
Postoperative hospital stay (d)10.1 (8.3)11.3 (7.4)0.328
Tumor size(cm)4.5 (1.4)5.1 (2.2)0.124
Proximal resection margin (cm)17.3 (3.6)17.2 (3.3)0.904
Distal resection margin (cm)13.5 (2.9)14.8 (4.2)0.080
No. of lymph nodes harvested17.1 (10.0)17.3 (11.1)0.910