Hybrid Push-Pull Endoscopic and Laparoscopic Full Thickness Resection for the Minimally Invasive Management of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: A Pilot Clinical Study
Table 1
Baseline patient characteristics.
Pta
Age/gender
Presenting symptoms
Size of resected mass (cmb)
Depth of invasion
Location of mass
Mitotic rate (per hpfc)
Reason for hybrid
Endoscopic specimen margin
Laparoscopic specimen margin
Duration (mind)
1
56/Fe
Melena/anemia
3.0 and 2.8
Muscularis propria
Fundus (near GEf junction)
1/50
Near GE junction and endophytic
Positive
Negative
209
2
57/Mg
Dysphagia
4.2
Muscularis propria
Antrum, posterior wall
1/50
Endophytic; difficult to identify laparoscopically
Positive
Negative
157
3
75/M
Dyspepsia
2.6 × 1.9
Serosa
Body, anterior wall
2/50
Endophytic; difficult to identify laparoscopically