Table 1.
Clinical parameters and early endoscopic findings of patients with varied corrosive gastrointestinal strictures
| |
ES |
GOO |
ES + GOO |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 18) | (n = 7) | (n = 11) | ||
| Age, mean + SD (years) |
44.5 ± 16.3 |
52 ± 16.9 |
47.3 ± 12.2 |
NS* |
| Male/Female |
7/11 |
3/4 |
5/6 |
NS* |
| Acid/Alkali |
15/3 |
7/0 |
11/0 |
NS* |
| Percentage of grade III injury | ||||
| Esophagus (%) |
7 (38.9) |
3 (42.8) |
6 (75) |
NS* |
| Stomach (%) |
8 (44.4) |
7 (100) |
11 (100) |
0.001 |
| Duodenum (%)† | 3 (16.7) | 2 (33.3) | 1 (20) | NS* |
*no significance among varied groups.
†operators refrained from forcing the scope through the pylorus in 7 cases because of severe gastric damage.
Abbreviations: NS no significance; ES esophageal stricture; GOO gastric outlet obstruction; ES + GOO concurrent esophageal stricture and gastric outlet obstruction; SD standard deviation.