Anastomosis type | Hand-sewn (n = 271) | Stapled anastomosis (n = 162) | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 85 (31.36%) | 100 (61.72%) | 0.08 |
Male | 186 (68.64%) | 62 (38.28%) | ||
Age (year) | 65.44 ± 19.11 | 62.62 ± 20.19 | 0.338 | |
Preoperative complaints | Dysphagia | 271 (100%) | 162 (100%) | 1 |
Heart burn | 130 (47.97%) | 87 (53.7%) | 0.24 | |
Weight loss | 100 (36.9%) | 54 (33.33%) | 0.45 | |
Odynophagia | 75 (27.67%) | 68 (41.97%) | 0.482 | |
Tumor type | SCC | 250 (92.25%) | 135 (83.33%) | 0.004 |
Adenocarcinoma | 21 (7.74%) | 27 (16.66%) | ||
Stage of tumor | 1 | 54 (19.92%) | 19 (11.72%) | 0.01 |
2 | 140 (51.66%) | 78 (48.14%) | ||
3 | 77 (28.41%) | 65 (40.12%) |