Table 2.
Baseline comorbidities n (%)
| Endoscopic balloon dilatation (n = 6) | Biodegradable stent (n = 9) | P value1 | |
| Alcohol dependence | 3 (50) | 5 (56) | 1.000 |
| Alcohol overdose | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Appendicitis | 1 (17) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Barrett's oesophagus | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Biliary colic | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Diarrhoea | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Diverticular disease | 2 (33) | 1 (11) | 0.525 |
| Duodenitis | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Reflux disease/oesophagitis | 4 (67) | 3 (33) | 0.315 |
| Haematemesis | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 0.400 |
| Helicobacter pylori | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 0.400 |
| Hiatus hernia | 2 (33) | 3 (33) | 1.000 |
| Inguinal hernia | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Ischaemic sigmoid colon stricture | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Oesophageal perforation | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Perforated duodenal ulcer | 1 (17) | 0 (0) | 0.400 |
| Reversal of ileostomy | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
| Wernicke's Encephalopathy | 0 (0) | 1 (11) | 1.000 |
1
Count data: Fisher’s exact test.