Table 2 .+ At risk for evaluation of recurrence where 123 of 126 patients who received a curative D2 resection and left the hospital; 2 patients died postoperatively in-hospital and one was lost to follow-up.
‡ Splenectomy group served as the reference group. CI denotes confidence interval.
* The Coxproportional hazard model was applied. Relative risk less than 1.00 represents an increased risk of recurrence or death.
§ Hazard ratio was used to calculate P values.
This analysis included 125 patients; one was lost to follow-up. All deaths irrespective of cause, including postoperative in-hospital deaths, were included.