1. A propensity-matched comparison of cost and outcomes after esophageal stent placement or primary surgical repair for iatrogenic esophageal perforation 
Richard K. Freeman, MD, MBA, Argenis Herrera, MD, Anthony J. Ascioti, MD, Megan Dake, PA-C, Raja S. Mahidhara, MD 
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 
Volume 149, Issue 6, Pages (June 2015)
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2. Figure 1
Consort table of propensity matching. CPT, Current Procedural Terminology; ICD-9, International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision.
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3. Figure 2
An acute esophageal perforation before and after stent placement.
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