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. 2024 Feb 8;16(4):724. doi: 10.3390/cancers16040724

Table 5.

Outcomes of 195 patients who underwent successful endoscopic treatment for malignant gastric outlet obstruction with endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy or enteral stenting.

Outcomes Overall
n = 195
EUS-GE
n = 65
ES
n = 130
p Value °
Stent dysfunction 24 (12.3%) 2 (3.1%) 22 (16.9%) 0.004
Clinical efficacy 166 (85.1%) 63 (96.9%) 103 (79.2%) 0.0006
Adverse events
Overall
Procedure-related
Not procedure-related

34 (17.4%)
5 (2.6%)
29 (14.9%)

13 (20.0%)
1 (1.5%)
12 (18.5%)

21 (16.2%)
4 (3.1%)
17 (13.1%)

0.640
0.666
0.393
Hospital stay
Mean time (days) ± SD

11.8 ± 12.7

7.2 ± 5.0

13.9 ± 14.7

0.0005

° ES vs. EUS-GE. EUS-GE: endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy; ES: enteral stenting; SD: standard deviation.