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World J Gastrointest Surg. Dec 27, 2025; 17(12): 114079
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.114079
Published online Dec 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.114079
Table 1 Patient clinicopathological characteristics
| Variables | IEE (n = 77) | NIEE (n = 83) | P value |
| Demographics | |||
| Sex (male/female) | 56/21 | 66/17 | 0.278 |
| Age (years) | 61.3 ± 9.21 | 63.2 ± 8.85 | 0.463 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.75 ± 3.01 | 23.35 ± 2.78 | 0.478 |
| Comorbidities | |||
| COPD (yes/no) | 11/66 | 17/66 | 0.691 |
| Hypertension (yes/no) | 15/62 | 14/69 | 0.821 |
| Diabetes (yes/no) | 9/68 | 13/70 | 0.530 |
| Degree of tumor differentiation | 0.356 | ||
| High | 17 | 14 | |
| Medium | 29 | 33 | |
| Low | 31 | 36 | |
| Pathological stage | 0.782 | ||
| IA/IB | 11 | 9 | |
| II | 25 | 29 | |
| IIIA/IIIB | 41 | 45 |
- Citation: Gong L, Yu J, Lv ZB, Qin XZ, Li M, Guo W, Huang B, Tian YH. Reducing anastomotic complications with endoscopy in laparoscopic total gastrectomy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2025; 17(12): 114079
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v17/i12/114079.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v17.i12.114079