Meta-Analysis
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2019.
World J Gastroenterol. Sep 21, 2019; 25(35): 5376-5387
Published online Sep 21, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i35.5376
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Figure 1 PRISMA flow diagram of the quantitative meta-analysis.
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Figure 2 Forest plot comparing the rate of lymph node metastases at a 10 mm size cut-off, i. e., in tumour size ≥ 10 mm vs tumour size < 10 mm. Meta-analysis of all studies carried out using a random-effects model; Odds ratios are shown with 95%CI.
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Figure 3 Forest plot comparing the rate of lymph node metastases in patients with grade 1 vs grade 2 gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms type 1. Meta-analysis of all studies carried out using a random-effects model; Odds ratios are shown with 95%CI.
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Figure 4 Forest plot comparing the rate of lymph node metastases in tumours with mucosal/submucosal invasion vs tumours with invasion of the muscularis propria. Meta-analysis of all studies carried out using a random-effects model; Odds ratios are shown with 95%CI.
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Figure 5 Forest plot comparing the rate of local recurrence in patients with gastric neuroendocrine neoplasms type 1 undergoing endoscopic resection vs surgical resection. Meta-analysis of all studies carried out using a random-effects model; Odds ratios are shown with 95%CI.