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Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 25)

From: Laparoscopic gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer: initial Egyptian experience at the National Cancer Institute

Patient characteristics

Values

Age (years) (mean ± SD)

49.8 ± 10.7

 <50 [n (%)]

13 (52)

 >50 [n (%)]

12 (48)

Sex

 

 Male [n (%)]

18 (72)

 Female [n (%)]

7 (28)

Comorbidities

9 (36)

 DM [n (%)]

4 (16)

 HCV + ve [n (%)]

2 (8)

 HTN [n (%)]

3 (12)

Tumor location

 

 Upper third (cardia, fundus) [n (%)]

4 (16)

 Middle third (body) [n (%)]

3 (12)

 Lower third (pylorus) [n (%)]

18 (72)

Neoadjuvant therapy [n (%)]

8 (32)

Type of gastrectomy

 

 Proximal gastrectomy [n (%)]

3 (12)

 Total gastrectomy [n (%)]

4 (16)

 Distal gastrectomy [n (%)]

18 (72)

  1. SD standard deviation