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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2016; 22(19): 4750-4756
Published online May 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4750
Published online May 21, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4750
LNS rates | P value1 | χ2 | |||
Open (n = 324) | MIE (n = 123) | ||||
Upper mediastinum | R-RLN | 262 | 100 | 0.916 | 0.011 |
L-RLN | 260 | 54 | < 0.001 | 56.345 | |
Upper para-esophagus | 272 | 102 | 0.794 | 0.068 | |
Subcarinal and parabronchial | Subcarinal | 307 | 112 | 0.150 | 2.074 |
Left and right parabronchial | 310 | 120 | 0.353 | 0.863 | |
Mid and low para-esophagus and diaphragm | Mid and lower para-esophagus | 299 | 110 | 0.334 | 0.933 |
Diaphragm | 128 | 46 | 0.683 | 0.167 | |
Intraperitoneal | Para-cardial | 310 | 116 | 0.541 | 0.374 |
Lesser gastric curvature | 275 | 105 | 0.897 | 0.017 | |
Left gastric artery | 272 | 106 | 0.560 | 0.339 |
- Citation: Ye B, Zhong CX, Yang Y, Fang WT, Mao T, Ji CY, Li ZG. Lymph node dissection in esophageal carcinoma: Minimally invasive esophagectomy vs open surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2016; 22(19): 4750-4756
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v22/i19/4750.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v22.i19.4750