Table 4.

Comparison between intramural and intraluminal lipomas of the esophagus

	Intramural (n=20)	Intraluminal (n=156)	p
Male, n (%)	14 (70)	103 (66)	0.71
Age, years, mean (± SD)	54.7 (± 20.8)	55.6 (± 15.9)	0.82
Site (%)
Cervical	9 (47.4)	141 (90.4)
Thoracic	4 (21.1)	7 (4.5)	< 0.01
Distal	6 (31.5)	8 (5.1)
Size (± SD)
Length	9.46 (± 5.5)	12.5 (± 5.3)	0.02
Width	4.3 (± 2.1)	3.8 (± 2.1)	0.32
Duration of symptoms, months (± SD)	11.6 (± 8.1)	11.1 (± 9.3)	0.82
Adverse events, n (%)	2 (10)	16 (10.2)	0.97
Deaths, n (%)	0 (0)	8 (5.2)	0.30
Hospital stay, days, mean (± SD)	9.2 (± 8.3)	7.6 (± 6.7)	0.33