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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 21, 2008; 14(43): 6726-6732
Published online Nov 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6726
Published online Nov 21, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6726
Table 1 Baseline and tumor characteristics of the patients in each group
| Characteristic | Group A (n = 265) | Group B (n = 72) |
| Gender (M/F) (%) | 189 (71.3)/76 (28.7) | 51 (70.8)/21 (29.2) |
| Mean age (yr) | 62.4 ± 9.5 | 63.3 ± 9.3 |
| Size of specimen (cm) | 4.27 ± 1.26 | 4.29 ± 1.48 |
| Pathologic report, n (%) | ||
| TALG | 51 (19.2) | 10 (13.9) |
| TAHG/CIS | 30 (11.3) | 9 (12.5) |
| Adenocarcinoma WD | 96 (36.2) | 24 (33.3) |
| Adenocarcinoma MD | 64 (24.2) | 19 (26.4) |
| Adenocarcinoma PD | 15 (5.7) | 7 (9.7) |
| Signet ring cell type | 8 (3.0) | 3 (4.2) |
| Other tumor1 | 1 (0.4) | 0 |
- Citation: Kim HG, Cho JY, Bok GH, Cho WY, Kim WJ, Hong SJ, Ko BM, Kim JO, Lee JS, Lee MS, Shim CS. A novel device for endoscopic submucosal dissection, the Fork knife. World J Gastroenterol 2008; 14(43): 6726-6732
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v14/i43/6726.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.14.6726