The operation was done under general anesthesia. Patient was in supine position with splitting of the operating table legs.Gastric transection started 2 cm proximal to the pylorus using 60 mm, green endo-stapler (Ethicon, USA) (GI) or 6 cm from the pylorus (G II). The following staplers were placed approximately 1 cm from the bougie in the direction of the gastroesophageal junction.