Table 3. Technical results for both groups.

	Near-side (n = 118)	Conventional (n = 120)	P value
Operator, n (%)			0.18
Experienced endoscopists	74 (63)	61 (51)
Less-experienced endoscopists	44 (37)	59 (49)
Procedure time, median(range), min	92 (30 – 270)	120 (20 – 540)	0.01
Experienced endoscopists	100 (30 – 270)	110 (20 – 540)	0.36
Less-experienced endoscopists	90 (40 – 240)	120 (30 – 510)	0.01
> 3 hours, n (%)	19 (16)	33 (28)	0.03
> 4 hours, n (%)	4 (3)	16 (13)	0.01
Resected specimen size, median (range), mm	42 (20 – 96)	42 (20 – 110)	0.67
Results of resection, n (%)
En bloc	118 (100)	120 (100)
R0	114 (97)	115 (96)	0.76
Perforation, n (%)	5 (4)	8 (7)	0.41