Table 3.

Number of radiopaque markers in colon according to anastomosis type.

	Control group	Experimental group	P-value
STG B-I	(n = 20)	(n = 19)
POD1	0.75 ± 2.92	0.74 ± 3.21	0.989
POD3	14.30 ± 7.70	14.16 ± 6.40	0.950
POD5	19.00 ± 4.03	19.11 ± 2.81	0.925
STG B-II	(n = 13)	(n = 17)
POD1	0	0
POD3	11.08 ± 8.36	11.47 ± 8.67	0.901
POD5	14.69 ± 8.64	18.00 ± 4.51	0.185
STG R-Y	(n = 2)	(n = 3)
POD1	0	0
POD3	7.00 ± 9.90	10.00 ± 8.72	0.761
POD5	17.00 ± 4.24	20.00 ± 0	0.500
TG R-Y	(n = 10)	(n = 8)
POD1	0.30 ± 0.95	0	0.343
POD3	18.60 ± 1.19	16.38 ± 6.76	0.424
POD5	20.00 ± 0	20.00 ± 0

POD postoperative day, B-I Billroth I, B-II Billroth II, STG R-Y Subtotal gastrectomy Roux-en Y, TG R-Y Total gastrectomy Roux-en Y.