Table 1 Demographic data of the patients
From: Gastric cancer surgery: Billroth I or Billroth II for distal gastrectomy?
Details | Â | Billroth I | Billroth II |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | Â | 626 | 183 |
Age group (years) | ≤60 | 355 | 100 |
| Â | 61-70 | 146 | 39 |
|  | ≥71 | 125 | 44 |
Sex | Male | 394 | 127 |
| Â | Female | 232 | 56 |
Type of resection | Radical gastrectomy | 599 | 160 |
| Â | Palliative gastrectomy | 27 | 23 |
Malignancy | Primary tumor | 323 | 83 |
| Â | Lymph node metastasis | 292 | 97 |
| Â | Distant metastasis | 11 | 3 |
Automatic stapler | No | 403 | 131 |
Median value | Yes | 221 | 52 |
| Â | PS | 15 | 15 |
| Â | OSS | 18 | 18 |