Retrospective Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2015; 21(45): 12873-12881
Published online Dec 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i45.12873
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients receiving minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy n (%)
Clinical variableValue
Age (yr)60 (36-79)
Male gender341 (76.6)
Neoadjuvant radiotherapy21 (4.7)
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy30 (6.7)
Location
Upper96 (21.6)
Middle292 (65.6)
Lower57 (12.8)
Type of surgery
Total MIME375 (84.3)
Hybrid MIME70 (15.7)