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Table 2 Outcome comparisons between two study groups

From: Preoperative endoscopic titanium clip placement facilitates intraoperative localization of early-stage esophageal cancer or severe dysplasia

 

Experimental group

Control group

(N = 14)

(N = 13)

Intraoperative pre-resection lesion localization, N (%) *

14 (100%)

2 (15.4%)

Post-esophagectomy lesion localization, N (%)

14 (100%)

10 (76.9%)

Negative upper surgical margin, N (%)

14 (100%)

12 (92.3%)

Change of surgical approaches, N (%)

1 (7.1%)

2 (15.4%)

Positive postoperative pathological diagnosis, N (%)

13 (92.8%)

12 (92.3%)

  1. *P < 0.05 between two groups