TABLE 2.
Tumour associated data
| RPA n (%) (N = 57) | MPA n (%) (N = 64) | p‐value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tumour histology | ||||
| Squamous‐cell carcinoma | 30 (52.6) | 37 (57.8) | 0.837 | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 26 (45.6) | 26 (40.6) | ||
| Small‐cell carcinoma | 1 (1.8) | 1 (1.6) | ||
| Tumour size | ||||
| T1 | 18 (31.6) | 19 (29.7) | 0.313 | |
| T2 | 25 (43.9) | 12 (18.7) | ||
| T3 | 13 (22.8) | 29 (45.3) | ||
| T4 | 1 (1.7) | 4 (6.3) | ||
| Tumour location | ||||
| Distal oesophagus | 35 (61.4) | 33 (51.6) | 0.681 | |
| Cardia | 22 (38.6) | 31 (48.4) | ||
| TNM classification | ||||
| I | 16 (28.1) | 26 (40.6) | 0.749 | |
| II | 15 (26.3) | 13 (20.3) | ||
| III | 25 (43.9) | 24 (37.5) | ||
| IV | 1 (1.7) | 1 (1.6) | ||
Abbreviations: MPA, manual purse anastomosis; RPA, reverse‐puncture anastomosis.