Research Article
Endoscopic Therapy of Small Bowel Polyps by Single-Balloon Enteroscopy in Patients with Peutz–Jeghers Syndrome
Table 1
Patients’ characteristics.
| | | Overall | Children | Adults |
| | No. of patients | 102 | 8 | 94 | | Gender, n (%) | | | | | Male | 40 (39.2) | 3 (37.5) | 37 (39.4) | | Female | 62 (60.8) | 5 (62.5) | 57 (60.6) | | Age at treatment, y (mean ± SD) (range) | 28.7 ± 8.4 (13–55) | 15.5 ± 1.4 (13–17) | 30.2 ± 7.5 (18–55) | | Family history of PJS, n (%) | 43 (42.2) | 3 (37.5) | 40 (42.6) | | History of laparotomy, n (%) | 82 (80.4) | 5 (62.5) | 77 (81.9) | | No history of laparotomy, n (%) | 20 (19.6) | 3 (37.5) | 17 (18.1) | | History of malignancies, n (%) | 18 (17.6) | 1 (12.5) | 17 (18.1) | | BMI, kg/m2 (mean ± SD) (range) | 20.6 ± 3.2 (15.0–39.5) | 21.4 ± 3.3 (15.6–25.4) | 20.6 ± 3.2 (15.0–39.5) | | Two hospitalizations, n (%) | 23 (22.5) | 4 (50.0) | 19 (20.2) |
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PJS, Peutz−Jeghers syndrome; BMI, Body Mass Index.
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