Application of Half-Transected and Self-Pulling Esophagojejunostomy in Total Laparoscopic Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Safe and Feasible Technique

Table 3

Comparison of postoperative complications between half-transected and self-pulling group and traditional anastomosis group in patients with gastric cancer [number (%)]

Characteristic	HTSP (n = 42)	Overlap or FETE (n = 50)	value
Postoperative complication (%)	4.7	4.0	0.858
Intra-peritoneal or digestive tract hemorrhage (n)	0	0
Anastomotic leakage(n)	0	0
Anastomotic stenosis (n)	0	0
Pancreatic leakage(n)	0	1
Lymphatic leakage (n)	1	0
Intra-abdominal infection or abscess (n)	0	0
Pulmonary infection (n)	1	1
Reflux esophagitis (n)	0	0