Short-term efficacy of robotic and laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymphadenectomy via Huang's three-step maneuver for advanced upper gastric cancer: Results from a propensity score-matched study

Table 3 Noncompliance rate of nodal dissection between robotic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymphadenectomy and laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymphadenectomy

Variable	RSPSHL		LSPSHL		P-value
	Compliant	Noncompliant	Compliant	Noncompli-ant
cT classification
cT2	3	7	6	16	0.791
cT3	6	9	31	39	0.761
cT4	4	6	19	29	0.741
cN classification
cN0	4	9	22	36	0.868
cN1	6	8	15	23	0.825
cN2	2	2	11	10	0.647
cN3	1	3	8	15	0.848
cTNM stage
I	1	1	5	8	1.000
II	9	16	18	31	0.950
III	3	5	33	45	0.909
BMI, kg/m2
< 25	11	14	38	68	0.449
≥ 25	2	8	18	16	0.139
Total	13	22	56	84	0.757

RSPSHL: Robotic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymphadenectomy; LSPSHL: Laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic hilar lymphadenectomy; BMI: Body mass index.