From: Robotic versus laparoscopic gastrectomy with lymph node dissection for gastric cancer: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Laparoscopic group
Robotic group
Number of patients
879
20
Age, years, median (range)
70 (26–96)
71 (47–85)
Gender: male / female
607 / 272
13 / 7
TNM, 8th ed, stages I / II / III / IV
640 / 72 / 125 / 42
18 / 1 / 1 / 0