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Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2012; 18(22): 2832-2836
Published online Jun 14, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i22.2832
Table 2 Association between clinicopathologic characteristics and reconstruction of 1st surgery n (%)
Reconstruction at first surgery
VariablesnBillroth-I(n= 16)Billroth-II(n= 16)Pvalue
Age (yr) (mean)68 (50)69 (50)0.64
Gender
Male2413 (54)11 (46)
Female83 (38)5 (63)0.69
Interval from initial surgery
Year (median)12 (2-36)32 (5-51)< 0.001
Initial gastric disease
Benign194 (21)15 (79)
Cancer1312 (92)1 (8)< 0.001
Location of RGC
Anastomotic site112 (18)9 (82)
Suture line75 (71)2 (29)
Others149 (64)5 (36)0.11
Histological type
Differentiated138 (62)5 (38)
Undifferentiated198 (42)11 (58)0.47
Lymphatic invasion
Negative156 (40)9 (60)
Positive1710 (59)7 (41)0.48
Venous invasion
Negative168 (50)8 (50)
Positive168 (50)8 (50)0.72
Tumor size
mm (mean)51560.67
Depth of tumor
T1106 (60)4 (40)
T2, 3, 42210 (45)12 (55)0.76
Lymph node metastasis
Negative149 (47)10 (53)
Positive137 (54)6 (46)1
Stage
I179 (53)8 (47)
II, III, IV157 (47)8 (53)1