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 4 Prevalence pattern of intervention for anastomotic dilatation

Need for dilatation		Status	4 Month	8 Month	12 Month	P value ^*
Anastomosis technique	Hand-sewn	Present	12 (4.6%)	13 (5%)	16 (6.1%)	0.048
		Not present	247 (95.4%)	246 (95%)	243 (93.9%)
		McNemar	Base	0.893	0.317
	Stapled anastomosis	Present	4 (2.6%)	11 (7.3%)	3 (2%)	0.273
		Not present	146 (97.4%)	139 (92.7%)	147 (98%)
		McNemar	Base	0.564	0.157
Statistical Tests	Chi-Square		0.239	0.227	0.04
Statistical Tests	Mixed Model		Pv Group = 0.021, Pv Time = 0.473

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

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