Table 2.
Operative and pathological data
| Variable | TLTG (n = 65) |
|---|---|
| Operation time (min)a | 271.5 (64.7) |
| Blood loss (g)a | 85.2 (143.2) |
| Conversion to open surgery | 1 (1.5) |
| Lymph node dissection | |
| D1+ | 62 (95.4) |
| D2+ (splenectomy) | 3 (4.6) |
| No. of dissected lymph nodea | 30.2 (12.4) |
| Depth of cancer invasion | |
| Mucosa | 18 (27.7) |
| Submucosa | 28 (43.1) |
| Muscle | 9 (13.8) |
| Subserosa | 5 (7.7) |
| Serosa | 5 (7.7) |
| Histological type | |
| Well differentiated | 19 (29.2) |
| Moderately differentiated | 16 (24.6) |
| Poorly differentiated | 30 (46.2) |
| Lymph node metastasis | |
| Absent | 53 (81.5) |
| Present | 12 (18.5) |
Values in parentheses are percentages
aMeans (standard deviation)