TABLE 2.
Clinical and procedural outcomes of the endoscopic treatment in 19 children.
| Technical success, n (%) | 18 (94.7%) |
| Total procedure duration, mean (SD), min | 76.3 (14.2) |
| Estimated membrane thickness, mean (SD), mm | 3.86 (0.89) |
| Diameters of initial membrane opening, mean (SD), mm | 2.97 (2.87) |
| Post-operative diameters of membrane opening, mean (SD), mm | 9.78 (1.27) |
| Post-operative complications, n (%) | |
| Bleeding | 0 |
| Perforation | 0 |
| Jaundice | 0 |
| Average hospitalization time, mean (SD), d | 4.57 (1.01) |
| Muscular layer contained in the membrane specimens, n (%) | 7 (36.8%) |
| Follow-up period, mo [range] | 10–73 |
| Symptoms of vomiting reappeared, n (%) | 0 |
| The 6-month postoperative BMI, mean (SD), kg/m2 | 16.2 (3.7) |
| Adverse events, n (%) | |
| Need for surgical revision | 1 (5.3%) |
| Recurrent stenosis | 3 (15.8%) |
BMI = body mass index; SD = standard deviation.