Endoscopic treatments for small gastric subepithelial tumors originating from muscularis propria layer

Table 2 Clinical outcomes of endoscopic full-thickness resection for gastric subepithelial tumors originating from the muscularis propria layer

Ref.	No. cases	Location (details)	Mean tumor size (mm)	Pathology	Complete resection rate, n (%)	Mean operating time (min)	Complications (details)	Mean follow-up time (mo) and recurrence
Guo et al[26]	23	11 fundus	12.1	19 GISTs	23 (100)	40.5	2 localized peritonitis	3
		9 body		4 leiomyomas				No recurrence
		3 antrum
Zhou et al[23]	26	12 fundus	28	16 GISTs	28 (100)	105	0	8
		14 body		6 leiomyomas				No recurrence
				3 glomus tumors
				1 schwannoma
Schmidt et al[25]	31	3 cardia	20.5	18 GIST	28 (90.3)	60	12 bleeding	7
		4 fundus		2 leiomyomas				No recurrence
		13 body		2 adenomyomas
		11 antrum		3 ectopic pancreas
				1 lipoma
				1 schwannoma
				4 others
Ye et al[24]	51	22 fundus	24	30 GIST	50 (98.0)	52	0	22.4
		28 body		21 leiomyoma				No recurrence
		1 antrum

GISTs: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors.