Brief Article
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 1 Association between clinicopathologic characteristics and initial disease n (%)
Initial disease
VariablesnBenign (n= 19)Cancer (n= 14)Pvalue
Age (yr) (mean)70 (51)66 (49)0.26
Gender
Male2415 (63)9 (38)
Female94 (44)5 (56)0.35
Interval from initial surgery
Year (median)30 (4-51)12 (2-22)< 0.05
Reconstruction of 1st surgery
Billroth-I164 (25)12 (75)
Billroth-II1615 (94)1 (6)
R-Y10 (0)1 (100)< 0.001
Location of RGC
Anastomotic site119 (82)2 (18)
Suture line72 (29)5 (71)
Others158 (53)7 (47)0.08
Histological type
Differentiated138 (62)5 (38)
Undifferentiated2011 (55)9 (45)0.71
Lymphatic invasion
Negative168 (50)8 (50)
Positive1711 (65)6 (35)0.39
Venous invasion
Negative168 (50)8 (50)
Positive1711 (65)6 (35)0.39
Tumor size
cm (mean)51 (46)61 (54)0.40
Depth of tumor
T1104 (40)6 (60)
T2, 3, 42315 (65)8 (35)0.18
Lymph node metastasis
Negative2010 (50)10 (50)
Positive139 (69)4 (31)0.27
Stage
I178 (47)9 (53)
II, III, IV1611 (69)5 (31)0.21
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