Side-to-side esophagojejunal anastomosis N. 5 | Esophagojejunal anastomosis with OrVil™ N. 7 | P value | |
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Age (mean ± SEM) | 66 ± 6.8 | 74.1 ± 3.0 | NS |
Gender (M:F) | 3:2 | 6:1 | NS |
BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SEM) | 26.5 ± 0.9 | 25.5 ± 1.1 | NS |
Previous abdominal surgery (total) | 0 | 0 | NS |
Comorbidities (total) | 2 (40%) | 4 (57.1%) | NS |
Hypertension | 1 | 2 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 1 | 0 | |
Heart diseases | 0 | 1 | |
Chronic lung diseases | 0 | 1 | |
Mean operative time (min) (mean ± SEM) | 333.0 ± 15.0 | 261.4 ± 12.0 | 0.005 |
Blood loss (ml) (mean ± SEM) | 126.7 ± 12.7 | 115 ± 9.6 | NS |
Surgery-related complications (total) | 0 | 0 | NS |
N. of retrieved lymph nodes after D2 dissection (mean ± SEM) | 29 ± 2.4 | 32.4 ± 4.2 | NS |