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. 2014 Sep 7;20(33):11800–11807. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i33.11800

Table 6.

Comparison of symptom scores between gastrointestinal tumors and leiomyomas before and after endoscopic submucosal dissection

		Epigatric pain	Heartburn	Regurgitation	Discomfort	Nausea and vomiting	Bloating	Eructation
GIST	Pre ESD	0.80 ± 0.90	0.63 ± 1.08	0.55 ± 0.87	0.70 ± 0.98	0.27 ± 0.62	0.70 ± 0.90	0.36 ± 0.61
n = 52	Post ESD	0.13 ± 0.46^a	0.13 ± 0.41^a	0.22 ± 0.57^a	0.32 ± 0.47^a	0.05 ± 0.21^a	0.27 ± 0.49^a	0.21 ± 0.46^a
Leiomyoma	Pre ESD	0.64 ± 0.86	0.60 ± 0.82	0.60 ± 0.82	1.00 ± 0.82	0.20 ± 0.50	1.00 ± 0.82	0.56 ± 0.92
n = 31	Post ESD	0.24 ± 0.52^a	0.32 ± 0.56	0.32 ± 0.56^a	0.52 ± 0.65^a	0.08 ± 0.28	0.40 ± 0.64^a	0.32 ± 0.69

^a

P < 0.05 vs before treatment. ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection.