Table 7.

Outcomes of the population of patients after propensity score-matching (n = 90) who underwent endoscopic treatment for malignant gastric outlet obstruction with endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastroenterostomy or enteral stenting.

Outcomes	EUS-GE n = 45	ES n = 45	p Value °
Technical success	45 (100%)	45 (100%)	1
Stent dysfunction	2 (4.4%)	9 (20.0%)	0.022
Clinical efficacy	43 (95.6%)	39 (86.7%)	0.266
Adverse events Overall Procedure-related Not procedure-related	7 (15.5%) 0 (0%) 7 (15.5%)	15 (33.3%) 4 (8.8%) 11 (24.4%)	0.085 0.116 0.429
Hospital stay Mean time (days) ± SD	7.5 ± 4.9	12.5 ± 13.0	0.018

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