Survival After Esophagectomy: A Propensity-Matched Study of Different Surgical Approaches Benny Weksler, MD, Jennifer L. Sullivan, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 104, Issue 4, Pages 1138-1146 (October 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.065 Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Consort diagram. (MIE = minimally invasive esophagectomy; OE = open esophagectomy; RAMIE = robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy.) The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1138-1146DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.065) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Survival curves for unmatched cohort: robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE [black line]); minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE [red line]); and open esophagectomy (OE [green line]). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1138-1146DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.065) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 Survival curves for matched cohort: robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE [black line]); minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE [red line]); and open esophagectomy (OE [green line]). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2017 104, 1138-1146DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.04.065) Copyright © 2017 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions