TABLE 2.

Outcome Parameter

	All Patients (n = 356)	Patients With Small Stapler Size (n = 147)	Patients With Large Stapler Size (n = 209)	P
Anastomotic leakage (AL)	22 (6)	14 (10)	8 (4)	0.042
Clavien-Dindo-classification for AL				0.201
I	0 (0)	0 (0)	0 (0)
II	2 (9)	2 (14)	0 (0)
III	10 (45)	6 (43)	4 (50)
IV	3 (14)	1 (7)	2 (25)
V	7 (32)	5 (36)	2 (25)
Anastomotic stenosis (AS)	12 (3)	8 (5)	4 (2)	0.080

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation or n (%).

AS indicates anastomotic stenosis.