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. 2007 May;83(979):355–358. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2006.053223

Table 1 Patient demographics.

Oesophagus n = 110 Stomach n = 203
Age (median, range) (years) 69 (34–91) 69 (32–92)
Sex
 Male 72 (65%) 116 (57%)
 Female 38 (35%) 87 (43%)
Surgery
 Ivor/Lewis 55 (50%)
 Transhiatal 27 (25%)
 Others 28 (25%)
 Total gastrectomy 51 (25%)
 Subtotal gastrectomy 37 (18%)
 Partial gastrectomy 78 (38%)
 Others (incl palliative GJ) 37 (18%)
Histology
 Adenocarcinoma 80 (73%) 193 (95%)
 Squamous 29 (26%) 1 (1%)
 Others 1 (1%) 9 (4%)

GJ, gastrojejunostomy.