International Journal of Surgery Comparison of postoperative immune function in patients with thoracic esophageal cancer after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery or conventional open esophagectomy Jun-Tao Tan, Jian-Hong Zhong, Yang Yang, Nai-Qun Mao, De-Seng Liu, Ding-Ming Huang, Yong-Xiang Zhao, Chuan-Tian Zuo International Journal of Surgery Volume 30, Pages 155-160 (June 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.04.052 Copyright © 2016 IJS Publishing Group Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Patient flow diagram. EC, esophageal cancer; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. International Journal of Surgery 2016 30, 155-160DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.04.052) Copyright © 2016 IJS Publishing Group Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 Comparison of proportions of (A) CD3+ cells, (B) CD4+ cells, (C) CD8+ cells, and (D) NK cells, as well as the (E) CD4+/CD8+ ratio at different time points in patients treated by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) or conventional open esophagectomy. Values shown are mean ± SD. VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; Control, conventional open esophagectomy; PoD, postoperative day; PrD, preoperative day; NS, not significant; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. International Journal of Surgery 2016 30, 155-160DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.04.052) Copyright © 2016 IJS Publishing Group Ltd Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Comparison of proportions of (A) CD3+ cells, (B) CD4+ cells, (C) CD8+ cells, and (D) NK cells, as well as the (E) CD4+/CD8+ ratio between video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and conventional open esophagectomy at different time points in patients. Values shown are mean ± SD. VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery; Control, conventional open esophagectomy; PoD, postoperative day; PrD, preoperative day; NS, not significant; *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01. International Journal of Surgery 2016 30, 155-160DOI: (10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.04.052) Copyright © 2016 IJS Publishing Group Ltd Terms and Conditions