Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of study subjects.
| N | |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 32 (63%) |
| Female | 19 (37%) |
| Mean age (years) | 66.1 (range: 32-92) |
| Location | |
| Esophagus | 0 |
| Stomach | 0 |
| Duodenum | 10 (20%) |
| Jejunum | 2 (4%) |
| Ileum | 0 |
| Cecum | 2 (4%) |
| Ascending colon | 0 |
| Transverse colon | 5 (10%) |
| Descending colon | 0 |
| Sigmoid colon | 21 (41%) |
| Rectum | 11 (22%) |
| Mean size ± SD (mm) | 15.6 ± 7.1 (range: 3-33) |
| Morphology | |
| Pedunculated | 40 (78%) |
| Semipedunculated | 9 (18%) |
| Sessile | 2 (4%) |
| Evaluation of recurrence | |
| Done | 25 (49%) |
| Not done | 26 (51%) |
| Recurrence of PJ polyps | 0 |
| Mean endoscopic follow-up period (years) | 3.1 (range: 0.1-16.1) |
| Outcome | |
| Alive | 46 (90%) |
| Died of other cause∗ | 5 (10%) |
| Mean follow-up period (years) | 3.8 (range: 0.0-18.8) |
∗Hypopharyngeal cancer, interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary thrombosis, sepsis, and unknown cause.