Research Article
Submucosal Tunnel Endoscopic Resection for Esophageal Submucosal Tumors: A Multicenter Study
Table 2
Clinical and pathological outcomes of STER in patients with SMTs.
| | Overall |
| | Operation time, min (range) | 46.7 ± 25.6 (10–150) | | Insufflation, (%) | | | Air | 4 (3.5) | | CO2 | 111 (96.5) | | En bloc resection, (%) | 116 (97.5) | | Complete resection, (%) | 119 (100) | | Complication, (%) | | | Perforation | 9 (7.8) | | Pneumothorax | 2 (1.7) | | Subcutaneous emphysema | 9 (7.8) | | Pneumoperitoneum | 0 (0) | | Delayed bleeding | 0 (0) | | Delayed perforation | 0 (0) | | Pathological diagnosis, (%) | | | Leiomyoma | 113 (95.0) | | Gastrointestinal stromal tumor | 5 (4.2) | | Granular cell tumor | 1 (0.8) | | Hospitalization time, days (range) | 5.9 ± 2.8 (3–15) | | Follow-up time, months (range) | 15 (1–71) | | Recurrence rate (%) | 0 |
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