Postoperative management
postoperative pain
All 19 patients who underwent SPRDG were treated with the same postoperative protocol as patients who undergo minimally invasive distal gastrectomy. In managing postoperative pain, every patient in this study was provided with IV PCA (Intravenous Patient-Controlled Analgesia). Additionally, a drainage tube was routinely placed in all patients after the procedure. According to the enhanced recovery after surgery protocol, patients were allowed sips of water from the evening of the operation day