Laparoscopic splenic hilum lymph node dissection for advanced proximal gastric cancer: A modified approach for pancreas- and spleen-preserving total gastrectomy

Table 3 Surgical outcomes and postoperative courses of laparoscopic pancreas- and spleen-preserving splenic hilum lymph nodes dissection

Items	mean ± SD (range)
Operating time (min)	268.4 ± 48.0 (180-352)
Estimated blood loss (mL)	150.0 ± 85.3 (50-300)
No. of retrieved LN	24.2 ± 7.9 (16-39)
No. of metastatic LN	3.5 ± 5.9 (0-21)
No. of retrieved splenic hilum LN	4.8 ± 1.8 (2-8)
No. of metastatic splenic hilum LN	0.3 ± 0.9 (0-3)
Time to first flatus (POD)	3.7 ± 1.4 (2-6)
Time to soft diet (POD)	7.2 ± 2.1 (4-10)
Hospital stay (POD)	9.4 ± 2.6 (5-13)
Intraoperative complication	1 (8.3%)
Postoperative complication	0
Mortality	0

LN: Lymph nodes; POD: Postoperative days.