1. 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 (June 2016)
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2. Fig. 1
Patient flow diagram. EC, esophageal cancer; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.
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3. 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.
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4. 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.
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