Comparison of totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy using an endoscopic linear stapler with laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy using a circular stapler in patients with gastric cancer: A single-center experience

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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 28, 2017; 23(48): 8553-8561
Published online Dec 28, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i48.8553

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients who underwent laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy and totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy

Variable	LATG, n = 266	TLTG, n = 421	P value
Age in years, mean ± SD	55.69 ± 11.96	57.78 ± 11.20	0.020
Sex			0.583
Male	167 (62.8)	273 (64.8)
Female	99 (37.2)	148 (35.2)
ASA score			0.064
I	181 (68.0)	249 (59.1)
II	68 (25.6)	145 (34.4)
III	17 (6.4)	27 (6.4)
BMI in kg/m²			0.883
< 23	119 (44.7)	198 (47.0)
≥ 23, < 25	70 (26.3)	103 (24.5)
≥ 25, < 30	69 (25.9)	110 (26.1)
≥ 30	8 (3.0)	10 (2.4)
History of abdominal surgery	33 (12.4)	85 (20.2)	0.008

Values are expressed as mean ± SD or n (%). ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status classification; BMI: Body mass index; LATG: Laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy; TLTG: Totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy.

Citation: Gong CS, Kim BS, Kim HS. Comparison of totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy using an endoscopic linear stapler with laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy using a circular stapler in patients with gastric cancer: A single-center experience. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(48): 8553-8561
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i48/8553.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i48.8553