Table 2. Clinicopathologic characteristics of the tumors and operative data.
| Patients With Clinically Relevant Gastric Dysfunction | Patients Without Clinically Relevant Gastric Dysfunction | |
| n = 2 | n = 20 | |
| Tumor location | ||
| Upper third, lesser curvature | 1 | 0 |
| Middle third, lesser curvature | 1 | 2 |
| Upper third, greater curvature | 0 | 3 |
| Middle third, greater curvature | 0 | 2 |
| Lower third, greater curvature | 0 | 2 |
| Upper third, anterior wall | 0 | 2 |
| Middle third, anterior wall | 0 | 4 |
| Middle third, posterior wall | 0 | 5 |
| Pathological diagnosis | ||
| GIST, low-risk | 2 | 8 |
| Carcinoid tumor | 0 | 1 |
| Aberrant pancreas | 0 | 3 |
| Leiomyoma | 0 | 3 |
| Glomus tumor | 0 | 2 |
| Schwannoma | 0 | 2 |
| Granuloma | 0 | 1 |
| Major axis of the resected specimen,mm (median [range]) | 47.5 (40–55) | 40.5 (24–63) |
| Major axis of the tumor, mm(median [range]) | 36.0 (34–38) | 25.5 (10–39) |
| Operating time, minutes(median [range]) | 167.5 (120–215) | 137.5 (90–210) |
| Intraoperative blood loss, ml(median [range]) | <5 (1–5) | <5 (1–10) |
| Postoperative hospital stay, days (median [range]) | 13.5 (13–14) | 8 (8–12) |
| Sentinel lymph node biopsy | 0 | 1 |
| Direction of stomach wall suturing(long axis/short axis) | 1/1 | 8/12 |
| Marked postoperative deformity | 0 | 0 |
GIST = Gastrointestinal stromal tumor.