Table 4.

Comparison of postoperative complications between the ESD and surgery groups

Postoperative complications	ESD group (n = 262)	Surgery group (n = 277)	P-Value
Gastric perforation	2 (0.8)	17(20.9)	0.156
Bleeding	1 (0.4)	5 (1.8)	0.352
Infection	1 (0.4)	3 (1.1)	0.467
Delayed gastric emptying	0(0.0)	2 (0.7)	0.496
Pulmonary infection	0(0.0)	2 (0.7)	0.499
Diarrhea	0(0.0)	0(0.0)	1.000
Arterial thrombosis	0(0.0)	1(0.4)	0.496
Venous thrombosis	0(0.0)	0(0.0)	1.000
Respiratory distress	0(0.0)	1(0.4%)	0.496
Arrhythmia	0(0.0)	0(0.0)	1.000
Total	4 (1.5%)	21 (7.6%)	0.012