Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2019; 25(16): 1997-2009
Published online Apr 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i16.1997
Table 2 Endoscopic rectal telangiectasia density scores and occurrence of abnormal rectal mucosal and submucosal microvasculature based on en face optical coherence tomography angiography images
CategoryTotal patients/visitsEndoscopy
En face OCTA
RTD ± SDAbnormal mucosal microvasculature, n (%)Abnormal submucosal microvasculature, n (%)
Normal patients2Not assessed0 (0)1 (50)
RFA-naïve patients52.0 ± 0.73 (60)5 (100)
RFA-follow-up visit80.5 ± 0.80 (0)2 (13)