Table 4. Operative procedures undergone by patients in Group A (gastrectomy).

Operative procedures	n
Antesternal route (n = 21)
Total gastrectomy + reconstruction with pedicled jejunum	n = 11
Total gastrectomy + reconstruction with pedicled jejunum + revascularization with internal thoracic artery and external transvenous vein	n = 1
Partial lower gastrectomy + reconstruction with Roux-en-Y through laparotomy	n = 9
Retrosternal route (n = 5)
Total gastrectomy through median sternotomy + reconstruction with pedicled jejunum	n = 2
Partial upper gastrectomy through median sternotomy + reconstruction with free jejunum	n = 2
Partial lower gastrectomy + reconstruction with Roux-en-Y through laparotomy	n = 1
Posterior mediastinal route (n = 4)
Partial lower gastrectomy + reconstruction with Roux-en-Y through laparotomy	n = 2
Partial lower distal gastrectomy + reconstruction with Roux-en-Y through left thoracotomy	n = 2