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Table 1 Anatomical features of the PGA

From: Clinical study of the posterior gastric artery and the lymph nodes around it in patients with gastric cancer

 

n

Length of the PGA

[cm, \(\overline{X}\pm S\)]

Statistical quantity

Distance from the root of

the PGA to the celiac trunk

[cm, \(\overline{X}\pm S\)]

Statistical quantity

Total

39

3.5\(\pm\)0.8

 

6.7\(\pm\)1.7

 

Gender

  

t = 0.9

P = 0.371

 

t = 0.7

P = 0.515

 Male

27

3.6\(\pm\)0.9

6.9\(\pm\)1.9

 Female

12

3.3\(\pm\)0.7

6.5\(\pm\)1.2

  1. P-value < 0.05 is considered as significant difference
  2. Abbreviations: PGA Posterior gastric artery