Table 1.
Clinical features of patients according to the presence of Long Gap.
| All (n = 39) | Long Gap (n = 12) | Non-Long Gap (n = 27) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Absolute Number | Frequency (%) | Average ± SD/Median | Absolute Number | Frequency (%) | Average ± SD/Median | Absolute Number | Frequency (%) | Average ± SD/Median |
| Age (years) | 8.69 ± 3.9/8 | 9.25 ± 4.11/10 | 8.44 ± 3.86/8 | ||||||
| Male | 26 | 66.67 | 7 | 58.33 | 19 | 70.37 | |||
| Prematurity | 19 | 48.72 | 10 | 83.33 * | 9 | 33.33 | |||
| Low birth weight | 19 | 48.72 | 10 | 83.33 * | 9 | 33.33 | |||
| Prenatal diagnosis | 10 | 25.64 | 7 | 58.33 * | 3 | 11.11 | |||
| At least one anomaly | 25 | 64.10 | 9 | 75.00 | 16 | 59.26 | |||
| VACTERL | 4 | 10.26 | 1 | 8.33 | 3 | 11.11 | |||
| Vertebral | 3 | 7.69 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 11.11 | |||
| Cardiovascular | 16 | 41.03 | 8 | 66.67 * | 8 | 29.63 | |||
| Anorectal | 6 | 15.38 | 2 | 16.67 | 4 | 14.81 | |||
| Renal | 3 | 7.69 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 11.11 | |||
| Limbs | 1 | 2.56 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 3.70 | |||
| Other | 8 | 20.51 | 4 | 33.33 | 4 | 14.81 | |||
| Primary anastomosis |
27 | 69.23 | 1 | 8.33 * | 26 | 96.30 | |||
| Age at anastomosis (months) | 2.49 ± 4.49/0 | 7.92 ± 4.78/6.5 | 0.07 ± 0.38/0 | ||||||
| Gastric pull-up | 9 | 23.08 | 9 | 75.00 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Gastrostomy * | 14 | 35.90 | 11 | 91.67 * | 3 | 11.11 | |||
| Surgical revision | 4 | 10.26 | 1 | 8.33 | 3 | 11.11 | |||
| Dilations (No.) * | 4.31 ± 8.18/1.5 | 9.56 ± 13.41/2 * | 2.26 ± 3.65/1 | ||||||
| Fundoplication | 11 | 28.21 | 7 | 58.33 | 4 | 14.81 | |||
* statistically significant difference between Long Gap and Non-Long Gap group.