Skip to main content
. 2011 Apr 7;17(13):1701–1709. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i13.1701

Table 6.

Complications with regard to location and diagnosis

n Diagnosis Minor bleeding Major bleeding Perforation
Esophagus 7 3 granular cell tumor
1 GIST
2 Premalignant lesions
1 Leiomyoma
Stomach 24 4 NETs 4 2 1
2 EGC 2
18 Premalignant lesions
Small intestine 4 2 Premalignant lesions
2 NETs
Colon 25 5 ECCs 3 1 1
19 Premalignant lesions 4 3
1 NETs
Total 60 13 (21.7%) 3 (5%) 5 (8.3%)

GIST: Gastrointestinal stromal tumor; NET: Neuroendocrine tumor; EGC: Early gastric cancer; ECC: Early colorectal cancer.