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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
Published online Dec 7, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i45.12873
Table 3 Clinical characteristics of patients receiving McKeown esophagectomy n (%)
| Clinical variable | Total MIME (n = 375) | Hybrid MIME (n = 70) | Open McKeown esophagectomy (n = 103) | P value |
| Age (yr) | 59 (54-65) | 62 (55-67) | 56 (52-63) | 0.024 |
| Sex (Male) | 289 (77.1) | 52 (74.3) | 84 (81.6) | 0.490 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23 (21-25) | 22 (20-25) | 23 (20-24) | 0.100 |
| Tumor location | < 0.001 | |||
| Upper | 78 (20.8) | 18 (25.7) | 58 (56.3) | |
| Middle | 248 (66.1) | 44 (62.9) | 39 (37.9) | |
| Lower | 49 (13.1) | 8 (11.4) | 6 (5.8) | |
| Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | 21 (5.6) | 9 (12.9) | 11 (10.7) | 0.042 |
| Neoadjuvant radiotherapy | 16 (4.3) | 5 (7.1) | 11 (10.7) | 0.043 |
- Citation: Mu JW, Gao SG, Xue Q, Mao YS, Wang DL, Zhao J, Gao YS, Huang JF, He J. Updated experiences with minimally invasive McKeown esophagectomy for esophageal cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(45): 12873-12881
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i45/12873.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i45.12873