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Table 3 Open versus MIE surgery (N = 11,791)

From: Current state of esophageal cancer surgery in China: a national database analysis

Issue

No. patient (%)

Open

7522 (63.8)

MIE

4180 (36.2)

 Thoracoscopy+laparoscopy

3219

 Thoracoscopy+laparotomy

865

 Thoracotomy+laparoscopy

96

Not classified

89