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Table 4 Characteristics of included studies

From: Totally laparoscopic versus laparoscopic-assisted total gastrectomy for upper and middle gastric cancer: a single-unit experience of 253 cases with meta-analysis

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™

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