Comparison of end-to-side hand-sewn and side-to-side stapled cervical esophagogastric anastomosis in patients with lower thoracic esophageal cancer undergoing transhiatal esophagectomy: an Iranian retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Prevalence pattern of anastomotic stricture

Anastomosis stricture		Status	Two weeks	4 Month	8 Month	12 Month	P value ^*
Anastomosis technique	Hand-sewn	Present	0 (0%)	28 (10.8%)	37 (14.2%)	23 (8.8%)	0.004
		Not present	0 (0%)	231 (89.2%)	222 (85.8%)	236 (91.2%)
		McNemar	Base	0.008	0.083	0.083
	Stapled anastomosis	Present	0 (0%)	9 (6%)	8 (5.3%)	4 (2.6%)	0.263
		Not present	0 (0%)	141 (94%)	142 (94.7%)	146 (97.4%)
		McNemar	Base	0.005	0.083	0.046
Statistical Tests	Chi-Square		1	0.07	0.003	0.01
Statistical Tests	Mixed Model		Pv Group = 0.029, Pv Time = 0.235

*Cochran’s Q Test
Prevalence pattern of anastomotic stricture in patients underwent hand-sewn and stapled anastomosis groups

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