Self-expandable metal stents in patients with postoperative delayed gastric emptying after distal gastrectomy

Table 3 Comparison of details between patients

Patient No.	Tumor location	Operation type	Stent type	Duration for Symptom improvement	Stent patency	Duration from operation to stent placement	Hospital stay after stent insertion	Total hospital stay
1	Antrum	LADG (B-I)	90-mm covered stent	2	758	17	7	31
2	Antrum	LADG (B-I)	90-mm covered-stent	3	80	25	5	34
3	Mid body	LADG (B-I)	70-mm covered stent	1	2114	28	7	38
4	Low body	LADG (B-II)	90-mm covered stent	2	54	27	6	35
5	Low body	LADG (B-I)	90-mm covered stent	2	17	31	3	36
6	Body	LADG (B-II)	70-mm covered stent	6	6	26	10	37
7	Antrum	LADG (B-II)	110-mm covered stent	5	194	23	13	42
8	Body	LADG (B-I)	90-mm covered stent	3	9	28	12	42
9	Antrum	LADG (B-II)	70-mm covered stent	2	14	14	4	25
10	Antrum	LADG (B-II)	90-mm covered stent	1	98	12	5	21
11	Antrum	LADG (B-I)	90-mm covered stent	5	8	24	8	35
12	Low body	LADG (B-I)	70-mm covered stent	1	1675	7	2	21
13	Body	LADG (B-II)	110-mm covered stent	2	24	14	6	23
14	Antrum	LADG (B-II)	90-mm covered stent	2	40	9	8	25
15	Antrum	LADG (B-I)	90-mm covered stent	1	51	15	3	20
16	Antrum	LADG (B-II)	90-mm covered stent	1	42	23	2	27
17	Body	LADG (B-II)	90-mm covered stent	1	64	11	21	35
18	Body	LADG (B-I)	90-mm covered stent	1	23	21	3	31
19	Antrum	LADG (B-II)	90-mm covered stent	1	4	9	9	19
20	Antrum	LADG (B-II)	70-mm covered stent	0	52	9	2	21

LADG: Laparoscopy-assisted distal gastrectomy; B-I: Billroth-I; B-II: Billroth-II.