| Size≥5 cm | Size< 5 cm | ||||
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RATG(n = 56) | LATG(n = 43) | p | RATG(n = 70) | LATG(n = 83) | p | |
Age | 61.77 ± 8.23 | 60.47 ± 8.09 | 0.433 | 59.17 ± 9.37 | 60.94 ± 9.55 | 0.251 |
Sex (male/female) | 45/11 | 34/9 | 0.874 | 60/10 | 66/17 | 0.317 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.74 ± 2.34 | 22.52 ± 3.20 | 0.218 | 22.38 ± 2.57 | 21.92 ± 2.62 | 0.277 |
Tumor location (non-EGJ/EGJ) | 39/17 | 23/20 | 0.100 | 29/41 | 41/42 | 0.324 |
TNM (IB/IIA/IIB/IIIA/IIIB/IIIC) | 3/2/8/20/11/12 | 1/0/8/17/9/8 | 0.959 | 0/4/16/32/10/8 | 7/1/14/33/19/9 | 0.950 |
Comorbidities (present/absent) | 17/39 | 13/30 | 0.989 | 18/52 | 22/61 | 0.912 |
Operation time (min) | 287.46 ± 56.87 | 278.33 ± 55.51 | 0.425 | 294.09 ± 61.20 | 266.20 ± 50.27 | 0.002 |
Estimated blood loss (ml) | 159.82 ± 75.14 | 198.95 ± 110.76 | 0.132 | 150.00 ± 100.13 | 175.90 ± 86.03 | 0.087 |
No. of N2 tier | 8.64 ± 4.63 | 8.14 ± 4.78 | 0.599 | 9.41 ± 5.86 | 7.25 ± 4.35 | 0.010 |
No. of Retrieved lymph nodes | 36.70 ± 13.18 | 33.14 ± 11.66 | 0.165 | 33.46 ± 12.86 | 31.28 ± 12.88 | 0.298 |
R0/R1 | 53/3 | 40/3 | 1.000 | 63/7 | 78/5 | 0.362 |
Proximal margin (cm) | 3.96 ± 1.62 | 3.85 ± 1.37 | 0.708 | 3.21 ± 1.69 | 3.57 ± 1.61 | 0.179 |
Postoperative complication (%) | 15 (26.8) | 16 (37.2) | 0.268 | 15 (21.4) | 20 (24.1) | 0.696 |
Clavien-Dindo grade ≥ IIIa(%) | 2 (3.6) | 4 (9.3) | 0.447 | 5 (7.1) | 3 (3.6) | 0.540 |
Postoperative hospital stay (d) | 9.61 ± 1.99 | 10.58 ± 5.13 | 0.951 | 9.63 ± 3.41 | 9.48 ± 3.80 | 0.804 |