Brief Article
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 21, 2012; 18(39): 5616-5621
Published online Oct 21, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i39.5616
Table 3 Association between recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy, lymphadenectomy, and development of an anastomotic fistula
VariableRecurrent laryngeal nerve palsy (%)P value
Lymphadenectomy
Three-field15 (24.6)
Two-field38 (12.4)0.094
Anastomotic fistula
No42 (15.6)
Yes11 (28.9)0.043