Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2021.
World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2021; 27(8): 725-736
Published online Feb 28, 2021. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v27.i8.725
Table 1 Patient and lesion characteristics
Patient characteristics (n = 68)

Sex, n (%)
Male17 (25)
Female51 (75)
Age, median (range)52 ± 10.5 (32-71)
Indication for EFTR, n (%)
Submucosal tumor66 (97.1)
Early cancer2 (2.9)
Location of lesion, n (%)
Cardia5 (7.3)
Gastric fundus41 (60.2)
Gastric body12 (17.6)
Antrum6 (8.8)
Duodenum1 (1.4)
Rectum4 (4.4)
Maximum diameter of lesion, mean, mm (range)20, 12.6 ± 4.3 (3-20)