Meta-Analysis
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2014; 20(45): 17218-17226
Published online Dec 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i45.17218
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Figure 1 Flow chart of the literature search according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement.
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Figure 2 Forest plot for anastomotic leakage. Fifteen studies were included.
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Figure 3 Subgroup analyses for anastomotic site, number of suture layers in the hand-sewn method, and year of publication.
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Figure 4 Forest plot for 30-d mortality. Fifteen studies were included.
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Figure 5 Forest plot for anastomotic strictures including two subgroup analyses.