Table 2.

Patient and tumour characteristics

N = 32
Age range (years)	29–85
Gender
Male	22
Female	10
Gastritis	2
Post gastrectomy	12
Gastric cancer	18
Primary	15
Recurrence	3
Adenocarcinoma	9
Adenocarcinoma with signet ring cell	9
Inoperable	10
Mesenteric root infiltration	6
Serosal small bowel infiltration	5
Peritoneal metastases	6
Inaccessible lymph nodes	3
Brain metastases	1
Bone metastases	2