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Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2005; 11(46): 7335-7339
Published online Dec 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i46.7335
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study patients
No bleedingBleeding
after EMRafter EMRP
(n = 240)(n = 57)
Age (yr)65.3±9.366.0±8.40.582
Sex (M:F)170:7041:16:000.998
Tumor factors
Location
Antrum group135 (85.4%)23 (14.6%)0.044
Corpus group105 (75.5%)34 (24.5%)
Tumor diameter (mm)12.4±6.713.9±7.10.152
Endoscopic pattern of lesion
Elevated type211 (83.4%)42 (16.6%)0.012
Depressed type29 (65.9%)15 (34.1%)
Histological type
Borderline adenoma115 (82.7%)24 (17.3%)0.52
Cancer125 (79.1%)33 (20.9%)
Cutting method
Strip biopsy156 (88.1%)21 (11.9%)0.001
Endoscopic aspiration mucosectomy84 (70.0%)36 (30.0%)