Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of 198 hemangioma patients

Baseline characteristic	Value
Age at diagnosis (years)	44.3±10.9
Sex
Female	131 (66.2)
Male	67 (33.8)
Reason for evaluation
Abdominal pain	100 (50.5)
Other GI symptoms	34 (17.2)
Incidental finding	64 (32.3)
Patients with multiple lesions	32 (16.2)
Patients with a giant lesion (>5 cm)	36 (18.2)
Average size of the largest lesion (mm)	50.2±46.5
Location
Right lobe	176 (89)
Left lobe	13 (6.5)
Both	9 (4.5)
Accompanying GI or liver disease
Gastroesphageal Reflux disease	57 (28.9)
IBS	45 (22.7)
Hepatitis/liver disease	22 (11.1)
Peptic ulcer	15 (7.6)
Diseases of billiary system	10 (5.1)
Colorectal disease	6 (3.0)

Values shown are mean±standard deviation or number (percent)

GI: gastrointestinal; IBS: irritable bowel syndrome