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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2020; 26(13): 1490-1500
Published online Apr 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i13.1490
Published online Apr 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i13.1490
Table 2 Surgical outcomes
| Items | Trainee surgeon | Trainer surgeon | P value |
| LN dissection | |||
| D1+ | 43 (82.7%) | 25 (62.5%) | 0.034 |
| D2 | 9 (17.3%) | 15 (37.5%) | |
| Combined organ resection | 4 (7.7%) | 2 (5%) | 0.568 |
| Cholecystectomy | 4 | 0 | |
| Appendicectomy | 0 | 1 | |
| Colectomy | 0 | 1 | |
| Blood loss | 26 (5-170) | 23 (3-125) | 0.566 |
| Conversion to open procedure | 0 | 0 | |
| Operation time in min | |||
| Median (range) | 270 (199-512) | 239 (154-375) | 0.002 |
| Harvested LNs, number | |||
| Median (range) | 39 (14-86) | 39 (14-70) | 0.989 |
| Postoperative hospital stays in d | |||
| Median (range) | 13.38 (7-60) | 12.70 (7-27) | 0.720 |
- Citation: Zhang S, Orita H, Egawa H, Matsui R, Yamauchi S, Yube Y, Kaji S, Takahashi T, Oka S, Inaki N, Fukunaga T. Effectiveness and safety of a laparoscopic training system combined with modified reconstruction techniques for total laparoscopic distal gastrectomy. World J Gastroenterol 2020; 26(13): 1490-1500
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v26/i13/1490.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v26.i13.1490