Table 1.
The patient and lesion characteristics that were treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection.
| Procedure, n | ESD# = 13 |
|---|---|
| Age, mean ± SD (years) | 62.6 ± 7.1 |
| Sex, male/female | 2/11 |
| Macroscopic, n (%) | |
| 0-I | 7 (53.85) |
| 0-IIa | 4 (30.77) |
| 0-IIb | 1 (7.69) |
| 0-IIc | 0 (0) |
| 0-III | 0 (0) |
| Mix | 1 (7.69) |
| Location, n (%) | |
| Upper third | 5 (38.46) |
| Middle third | 1 (7.69) |
| Lower third | 7 (53.85) |
| Position, n (%) | |
| Anterior wall | 4 (30.77) |
| Greater curvature | 4 (30.77) |
| Posterior wall | 1 (7.69) |
| Lesser curvature | 4 (30.77) |
| Lesion size, mean ± SD (mm) | 27.5 ± 8.7 |
| Lesion with ulceration, n (%) | 0 (0) |
| Prior treatment, n (%) | |
| EMR## only | 1 (7.69) |
| Combination (EMR, APC###) | 0 (0) |
#ESD: endoscopic submucosal dissection; ##EMR: endoscopic mucosal resection; ###APC: argon plasma coagulation.