Comparison of the outcomes between thoracoscopic and laparoscopic esophagectomy via retrosternal and prevertebral lifting paths by the same surgeon

Table 1 Comparison of clinical data of the two groups

Clinical data	Esophageal bed pathway group (n = 31)	Substernal pathway group (n = 32)	p (value)
Sex (m/f)	25/7	23/8	0.757
Age (years)	61.6 ± 7.4	60.4 ± 7.2	0.684
Locations of esophageal
Upper	8(25.8%)	10(31.2%)	0.632
Middle	23(74.2%)	22(68.8%)	0.596
Periods in TNM before surgery			0.975
T₁N₀M₀	2 (6.5%)	3 (9.4%)
T₁N₁M₀	1 (3.2%)	1 (3.2%)
T₂N₀M₀	8 (26.8%)	7 (21.8%)
T₂N₁M₀1	3 (9.7%)	2 (6.3%)
T₃N₀M₀	13 (41.9%)	14 (43.7%)
T₃N₁M₀	4 (12.9%)	5 (15.6%)

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