Table 8 Other technical elements of esophageal cancer surgery (N = 11,791)
From: Current state of esophageal cancer surgery in China: a national database analysis
Issue | No. of patient (%) |
|---|---|
Type of reconstruction | |
 Gastric tube | 7527 (63.8) |
 Whole stomach | 4051 (34.4) |
 Others (jejunum, colon) | 213 (1.8) |
Thoracic duct ligation | |
 Yes | 6239 (52.9) |
 No | 5522 (47.1) |
Enteral nutrition | |
 jejunostomy | 3145 (26.7) |
 Naso-jejunum feeding tube | 8059 (68.3) |
 None | 587 (5.0) |
Pyloroplasty | |
 Yes | 138 (1.2) |
 No | 11,653 (98.8) |