Table 2:

Outcome Summaries

	Surgical group N=68	Endoscopic group N=73
Follow-up (months) median, [IQR]	49.4 [21.8–82.7]	43.4 [12.8–79.2]
Follow-up (person years)	287.8	189.1
Total number of deaths	14	34
Overall mortality (incidence rate)	4.9 per 100 person years	18.0 per 100 person years
Causes of death (n, % of deaths)
Unknown causes	6 (42.9%)	23 (67.6%)
Esophageal cancer related	4 (28.6%)	4 (11.8%)
Cardiopulmonary	1 (7.1%)	6 (17.6%)
Surgical adverse events	2 (14.3%)	0 (0%)
Nonesophageal cancer	1 (7.1%)	1 (3.0%)
Number of recurrent cancers / Number achieving remission	4 / 68	6 / 46
Follow-up after remission (person years)	277.4	89.5
Recurrent carcinoma (incidence rate)	1.4 per 100 person years	6.7 per 100 person years

IQR = interquartile range