Laparoscopic-assisted vs open transhiatal gastrectomy for Siewert type II adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction: A retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Patterns of recurrence

	LTG, n = 382	OTG, n = 196	P value
Recurrence, n (%)
No	333 (87.2)	175 (89.3)	0.547
Yes	49 (12.8)	21 (10.7)
Liver metastasis, n (%)
No	372 (97.4)	193 (98.5)	0.590
Yes	10 (2.6)	3 (1.5)
Lung metastasis, n (%)
No	376 (98.4)	192 (98.0)	0.941
Yes	6 (1.6)	4 (2.0)
Bone metastasis, n (%)
No	377 (98.7)	193 (98.5)	1.000
Yes	5 (1.3)	3 (1.5)
Brain metastasis, n (%)
No	380 (99.5)	193 (98.5)	0.445
Yes	2 (0.5)	3 (1.5)
Pancreas metastasis, n (%)
No	381 (99.7)	194 (99.0)	0.555
Yes	1 (0.3)	2 (1.0)
Anastomotic recurrence, n (%)
No	369 (96.6)	189 (96.4)	1.000
Yes	13 (3.4)	7 (3.6)
Peritoneal dissemination, n (%)
No	377 (98.7)	196 (100.0)	0.257
Yes	5 (1.3)	0 (0.0)
Lymph node metastasis, n (%)
No	377 (98.7)	196 (100.0)	0.257
Yes	5 (1.3)	0 (0.0)
Others, n (%)
No	378 (99.0)	196 (100.0)	0.364
Yes	4 (1.0)	0 (0.0)

LTG: Laparoscopic-assisted transhiatal gastrectomy; OTG: Open transhiatal gastrectomy.