Table 3.
Comparison of Postoperative Outcomes between Endoscopic Resection and Local Surgical Excision in Patients with 1–2 cm Tumors
| Variables | Total (n = 148) |
Endoscopic Resection (n = 105) |
Local Surgery (n = 43) |
P |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin, n (%) | 0.757 | |||
| Negative | 135 (91.22) | 95 (90.48) | 40 (93.02) | |
| Positive | 13 (8.78) | 10 (9.52) | 3 (6.98) | |
| Salvage treatment, n (%) | > 0.999 | |||
| No | 12 (92.31) | 9 (90.00) | 3 (100.00) | |
| Yes | 1 (7.69) | 1 (10.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Total Cost (¥) | 0.626 | |||
| Median (Q₁, Q₃) |
15,721 (9,892, 22,232) |
16,144 (9,190, 21,886) |
13,719 (11,310, 25,573) |
|
| Total hospitalization days | 0.354 | |||
|
Median (Q₁, Q₃) |
4.00 (4.00, 5.00) |
4.00 (4.00, 5.00) |
4.00 (2.00, 7.00) |
|
| Postoperative hospitalization days | < 0.001* | |||
|
Median (Q₁, Q₃) |
3.00 (2.00, 4.00) |
3.00 (3.00, 4.00) |
2.00 (2.00, 3.00) |
|
| Complication, n (%) | —a | |||
| No | 148 (100.00) | 105 (100.00) | 43 (100.00) | |
| Bleeding | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Fever | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | |
| Obstruction | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
aChi-square test was not applicable as no positive events were observed in either group. *Statistically significant difference (P < 0.05)