Surgical resection of esophagogastric junction stromal tumor: How to protect the cardiac function

Table 3 Postoperative esophageal 24-h pH parameters of patients who underwent surgery for type A esophagogastric junction-gastrointestinal stromal tumors

	Mean 24-h pH	Total time for pH < 4 (min)	Acid reflux number of 24 h		Regurgitation events, > 5 min
			Standing	Lying
CR group, n = 18	4.97 ± 1.44	31.83 ± 22.65	17.83 ± 11.25	35.62 ± 15.71	1.44 ± 1.68
PG group, n = 25	3.41 ± 1.15	184.48 ± 118.74	32.68 ± 15.89	58.81 ± 19.13	6.04 ± 1.92
P value	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001

CR: Conformal resection; PG: Proximal gastrectomy.