Retrospective Study
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Aug 16, 2021; 13(8): 319-328
Published online Aug 16, 2021. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v13.i8.319
Table 3 Number and characteristics of resected lymph nodes of patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction submitted to surgical treatment by transthoracic and transhiatal transthoracic esophagectomy

Group
TotalP value
Thoracoscopygroup A
Transhiatalgroup B

n = 54, n (%)
n = 93, n (%)
n = 147, n (%)
Dissected lymph nodesmean ± SD31.89 ± 17.6520.73 ± 12.7024.83 ± 15.62< 0.0011
Metastatic lymph nodesMedian (vmin-vmax)30 (3-73)19 (2-85)22 (2-85)
Median (vmin-vmax)2 (0-25)1 (0-34)1 (0-34)
AL/DL (%)mean ± SD15.59 (21.44)20.56 (28.12)18.73 (25.90)0.6961
Median (vmin-vmax)5.86 (0-92.31)5.88 (0-97.14)5.88 (0-97.14)