Suitable closure for post-duodenal endoscopic resection taking medical costs into consideration

Table 1 Characteristics of the patients

	Conventional clip group, n	Over-the-scope clip group, n	P value1
Patients	12	7
Age (yr), mean ± SD	62.5 ± 15.8	64.3 ± 13.7	0.20
Sex, M/F	8/4	5/2	0.42
Location of lesions
2nd portion	10	5	0.31
Bulb	2	2	0.40
Resection method (mean ± SD, min)
EMR	8 (15.7 ± 3.68)	4 (14.6 ± 4.57)	0.52 (0.68)
ESD	4 (45.7 ± 12.51)	3 (55.7 ± 16.35)	0.43 (0.43)

¹Mann-Whitney U test. EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection; ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection.