The Significance of Splenectomy for Advanced Proximal Gastric Cancer

Table 2

Perioperative morbidity following total gastrectomy with or without splenectomy.

Complication	T (without splenectomy)	ST (with splenectomy)	P value
Nonsurgical complication
Cardiovascular	3 (1.1)	2 (0.8)	N.S.
Pulmonary	7 (2.6)	8 (3.3)	N.S.
Liver dysfunction	0	2 (0.8)	N.S.
Renal dysfunction	0	2 (0.8)	N.S.
CNS disorder	2 (0.8)	2 (0.8)	N.S.
Others	6 (2.3)	7 (2.9)	N.S.
Surgical complication
Anastomotic leakage	1 (0.4)	4 (1.6)	N.S.
Panctreatic fistula	16 (6.0)	31 (12.9)	0.008*
Postoperative	22 (8.3)	21 (8.7)	N.S.
Bleeding	0	3 (1.3)	N.S.

N.S., not significant. *significant difference.