Comparison of endoscopic submucosal dissection with surgical gastrectomy for early gastric cancer: An updated meta-analysis

Figure 1 Flow chart of study enrollment. ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection; EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection.

Figure 2 Comparison of operation time for endoscopic submucosal dissection vs surgical resection in early gastric cancer.

Figure 3 Comparison of post-operation complication rate and hospital stay for endoscopic submucosal dissection vs surgical resection in early gastric cancer. A: Post-operation complication rate; B: Hospital stay.

Figure 4 Comparison of recurrence rate for endoscopic submucosal dissection vs surgical resection in early gastric cancer.

Figure 5 Comparison of overall survival and event-free survival for endoscopic submucosal dissection vs surgical resection in early gastric cancer. A: Overall survival; B Event-free survival.

Figure 6 Funnel plot for publication bias of post-operation complication and recurrence rate for endoscopic submucosal dissection vs surgical resection in early gastric cancer. A: post-operation complication; B: Recurrence rate.