Table 1.

Characteristics and operative data for cases involving laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery (LECS)

		Classical (n = 4)	Inverted (n = 3)
Sex (male/female)		4/0	3/0
Age (years)		78.8 ± 9.3	79.0 ± 3.6
Location of tumor
	Angle, lesser curvature	2	2
	Body, posterior	1
	Body, lesser curvature	1
	Body, greater curvature		1
Tumor size (mm)		14.5 ± 3.6 (10–20)	11.7 ± 6.2 (5–20)
Operation time (min)		181.5 ± 37.9	192.3 ± 51.9
Intraoperative blood loss (ml)		11.3 ± 5.4	11.0 ± 6.5
Conversion to open surgery		0	0
Postoperative complications		0	0
Gastric fullness		0	0
Anastomotic leakage		0	0
Anastomotic stenosis		0	0
Anastomotic bleeding		0	0
Postoperative hospital stay (days)		16.3 ± 2.1	17.0 ± 5.1