Goldilocks principle of minimally invasive surgery for gastric subepithelial tumors

Figure 1 Multivariate adjustment factor for the likelihood of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery compared to endoscopic submucosal dissection patients and endoscopic submucosal dissection with backup surgery. A: Endoscopic submucosal dissection patients; B: Endoscopic submucosal dissection with backup surgery. aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval.

Figure 2 Optimal cut-off point for tumor size for laparoscopic surgery. AUROC: Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.

Figure 3 Comparison of disease-free survival rates and survival rates between the endoscopic and laparoscopic resection groups during long-term surveillance. A: Disease-free survival rates; B: Survival rates. ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection.