Clinical Study

Feasibility of Autologous Fibrin Glue and Polyglycolic Acid Sheets to Prevent Delayed Bleeding after Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection of Gastric Neoplasms in Patients Receiving Antithrombotic Therapy

Table 1

Patient characteristics.

Patients (lesions), n20 (22)
Mean age, 75.5 ± 5.9
Sex (male/female)17/3
Indication for antithrombotic therapy (CVD/CAD/arrhythmia/others)11/4/4/1
Lesion location (U/M/L)4/10/8
Mean diameter of resected specimen, 31.5 ± 9.5
Mean diameter of the tumor, 14.0 ± 8.8
Pathologic diagnosis (adenoma/mucosal cancer/submucosal cancer)7/12/3

Data are presented as the number or mean and standard deviation as appropriate. CAD: coronary artery disease; CVD: cerebrovascular disease; L: lower; M: middle; SD: standard deviation; U: upper.