Research Article

The Feasibility and Safety of the Clip-and-Snare Method with a Prelooping Technique for Gastric Submucosal Tumors Removal: A Single-Center Experience (with Video)

Table 2

Clinical outcomes.

ESD combined with CSM-PLT groupESD groupvalue

Complete resection (n, %)86 (100%)86 (100%)1
En bloc resection (n, %)85 (98.8%)83 (96.5%)0.31
R0 resection (n, %)84 (97.7%)81 (94.2%)0.25
Procedure duration (min)60.2 ± 17.284.8 ± 21.6<0.001
Hospital stay (days)3.8 ± 0.43.9 ± 0.50.42
Hospitalization cost ($)2389 ± 4982342 ± 5120.74

Note. ESD: endoscopic submucosal dissection; CSM-PLT: clip-and-snare method with a prelooping technique.