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. 2016 Mar 31;14:96. doi: 10.1186/s12957-016-0860-2

Table 4.

Characteristics of included studies

Author Nation Study type Publication year Study period Sample size Quality scores Details of IE
LATG TLTG
Kim Korea Pros 2013 2010–2011 23 90 6 Functional end-to-end
Jung Korea Retro 2013 2004–2012 47 40 6 OrVil™
Ito Japan Pros 2014 2001–2012 46 117 6 OrVil™

Retro retrospective observational study, Pros prospective observational study, IE intracorporeal esophagojejunostomy