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. 2014 Feb 12;28(7):2137–2144. doi: 10.1007/s00464-014-3445-6

Table 2.

Operative data

	Group D^a (n = 68)	Group RY^b (n = 60)	p Value
Operative time (min)	230	258	<0.001
LN dissection: D1 + β/D2^c	57/11	44/16	0.15
Anastomotic time (min)	13	38^d	<0.001
Blood loss (mL)	21.5	50.0	0.003
Complications	Obstruction: 1	Obstruction: 2
	Pancreas-associated: 1	Mesenteric hemorrhage: 1
		Pancreas-associated: 2
Hospital stay (days)	9	10	0.07

LN lymph node

Data are expressed as medians

^aGroup D underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) with Delta anastomosis

^bGroup RY underwent LDG with Roux-en-Y anastomosis

^cClassified according to Japanese classification of gastric carcinoma [16]

^d n = 42