Table 1.

The size of gastrojejunostomy in each group.

	Expected size	Actual size	The rate of change, %
MCT-A	Cuboid,	D = 5.07 ± 0.11 mm,
n = 10	Sa = 20.88 mm2	Sb = 20.17 ± 0.91 mm2	−3.40c
MCT-B	Ring,	D = 6.05 ± 0.08 mm,
n = 9	Sd = 28.26 mm2	Se = 28.74 ± 0.78 mm2	+1.70f
Hand-sewn	D = 6.50,	D = 7.06 ± 1.35 mm,
n = 7	Sg = 33.17 mm2	Sh = 40.38 ± 14.42 mm2	+21.7i

^aMCT-A: The length, width and height of the cuboid magnets was 7.20 mm, 2.90 mm, 1.60 mm, respectively. The anastomosis size of expected was 20.88 mm²;

^bMCT-A: The diameter of anastomotic was 5.07 ± 0.11 mm, so the actual anastomosis size was 20.17 ± 0.91 mm²;

^cMCT-A: The rate of change = S^b–S^a/S^a;

^dMCT-B: The outside diameter of the magnetic ring was 6 mm, so the anastomosis size of expected was 28.26 mm²;

^eMCT-B: The diameter of anastomotic was 6.05 ± 0.08 mm, so the actual anastomosis size was 28.74 ± 0.78 mm²;

^fMCT-B: The rate of change = S^e–S^d/S^d;

^gHand-sewn: The diameter of rats’ jejunum was approximately 6.5 mm, and the cross-sectional area of the jejunum is taken as the expected size of the anastomosis. The anastomosis size of expected was 33.17 mm²;

^hHand-sewn: The diameter of anastomotic was 7.06 ± 1.35 mm, so the actual anastomosis size was 40.38 ± 14.42 mm²;

ⁱThe rate of change = S^h–S^g/S^g.