Table 2.
Demographic data, indications, lesion size and localization of the over-the-scope-clip applications
Characteristics | Patients (n, unless otherwise indicated) |
Number of patients (% females) | 21 (33%) |
Age, median (range), yr | 64 (42-85) |
Indications Fistulae (OTSC application) Colon After PEG tube removal (colon or stomach) Stomach after surgery Anastomotic leakage Unroofed submucosal lesion after biopsy Upper gastrointestinal bleeding Esophageal stent fixation | 11 4 5 2 6 2 1 1 |
Localization Upper GI tract Lower GI tract | 10 11 |
Lesion size, mean (range), mm | 8 (2-20) |
OTSC: Over-the-scope-clip; PEG: Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.