Table 1 Clinicopathological characteristics of patients with RGC

Sex

 Female

10

(26%)

 Male

28

(74%)

Age

Mean ± SD (years)

72.9 ± 9.1

Body composition

Mean ± SD (kg/m²)

21.4 ± 3.2

Initial gastric disease

 Benign

12

(32%)

 Malignant

26

(68%)

Initial procedure

 Distal gastrectomy

38

(100%)

Interval between first and second surgeries

 Median (years)

19 (1–53)

Reconstruction of initial surgery

 Billroth I

22

(58%)

 Billroth II

12

(32%)

 Roux-en-Y

4

(10%)

Depth of tumor

 T1

21

(55%)

 T2

9

(24%)

 T3

8

(21%)

Lymph node metastasis

 N0

36

(95%)

 N1

0

(0%)

 N2

2

(5%)

Stage

 I

28

(74%)

 II

10

(26%)

Histological type

 Well

13

(35%)

 Moderate

10

(26%)

 Poor

8

(21%)

 Sig

7

(18%)

Lymphatic invasion

 Negative

26

(68%)

 Positive

12

(32%)

Venous invasion

 Negative

30

(79%)

 Positive

8

(21%)

Surgical approach

 Laparotomy

38

(100%)

 Surgical procedure

 Total gastrectomy

38

(100%)

Combined resection

 Spleen

11

(28%)

 Gallbladder

8

(20%)

 Distal pancreas

2

(5%)

 Colon

1

(3%)

Operative time

 Median (min)

336 (174–612)

Estimated blood loss

 Median (g)

550 (24–2512)