Esophagojejunostomy after laparoscopic total gastrectomy by OrVilTM or hemi-double stapling technique

Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics

	OrVilTM	HDST	P value
Sex (M/F)	31/11	27/15	0.345
Age	58.4 ± 8.0	56.5 ± 7.9	0.28
BMI (kg/m2)	23.1 ± 2.5	22.5 ± 2.7	0.28
Resection margin (cm)	2.9 ± 0.7	2.8 ± 0.5	0.40
Length of surgical incision	3.9 ± 0.6	3.7 ± 0.7	0.38
Number of retrieved lymph nodes	24.4 ± 6.8	26.7 ± 5.5	0.09
TNM Stage			0.802
IA	4	7
IB	13	12
IIA	10	8
IIB	7	10
IIIA	5	3
IIIB	3	2
Tumor Site			0.165
Cardia and gastric fundus	31	25
Body of stomach	11	17

HDST: Hemi-double stapling technique; BMI: Body mass index; TNM: Tumor node metastasis.