Endoscopic “calabash” ligation and resection for small gastric mesenchymal tumors

Table 2 Comparison of treatment results and complications between the two groups, n (%)

		Control group (n = 260)	Study group (n = 260)	P value
Endoscopic treatment outcomes	Complete resection (cases)	260	260	> 0.999
	Incomplete resection (cases)	0	0	> 0.999
Intraoperative complications	Intraoperative bleeding (cases)	0	0	> 0.999
	Intraoperative perforation (cases)	28 (3.08)	3 (1.15)	< 0.001
	Intraoperative endoscopic examination failure and conversion to open surgery (cases)	0	0	> 0.999
Postoperative complications	Postoperative abdominal pain score (points)	0.25 ± 0.56	0.16 ± 0.43	0.029
	Postoperative delayed bleeding (cases)	1 (0.38)	0 (0)	> 0.999
	Average volume of red blood cell suspension transfused (U)	2	0	0.318
	Postoperative delayed perforation (cases)	0	0 (0)	> 0.999
	Postoperative abdominal infection (cases)	1 (0.38)	0 (0)	> 0.999
	Postoperative respiratory tract infection (cases)	3 (1.15)	1 (0.38)	0.624
	Postoperative electrocoagulation syndrome (cases)	8 (3.08)	1 (0.38)	0.037