Table 4.
Patient distribution according to age and body mass index, number of removed lymph nodes and duration of hospital stay n (%)
| Intracorporeal | Extracorporeal | |
| Age (yr) | ||
| < 65 | 13.6 | 12.1 |
| 65-80 | 43.2 | 48.5 |
| > 80 | 43.2 | 33.4 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||
| < 25 | 44.4 | 26.9 |
| 25-30 | 40.7 | 53.1 |
| > 30 | 14.9 | 23.0 |
| Number of lymph nodes removed | ||
| < 12 | 7 (21.2) | 14 (46.7) |
| 12-15 | 6 (18.2) | 6.6 (2) |
| > 15 | 20 (60.6) | 14 (46.7) |
| Discharge from hospital (d) | ||
| < 6 | 15 (42.8) | 8 (24.4) |
| 7 | 10 (28.6) | 10 (30.3) |
| 8-9 | 5 (14.3) | 8 (24.2) |
| > 10 | 5 (14.3) | 7 (21.1) |
BMI: Body mass index.