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. 2013 Nov 28;19(44):8114–8132. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i44.8114

Figure 5.

Figure 5

Forest plots illustrating results of oncological outcomes in the form of a meta-analysis comparing laparoscopic total gastrectomy vs open total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Pooled weighted mean difference (WMD) or odds ratio (OR) with 95%CI were calculated using the fixed or random-effects model. A: No. of resected lymph nodes; B: Positive resection margins; C: Proximal resection margin; D: Distal resection margin. LTG: Laparoscopic total gastrectomy; OTG: Open total gastrectomy.