The efficacy of full-thickness endoscopic resection of subepithelial tumors in the gastric cardia

Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the 171 patients with submucosal tumors in gastric cardia treated by endoscopic full-thickness resection and submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection

Patients	EFTR	STER	P value
Age (yr)			0.59
mean ± SD	51.32 ± 12.44	50.29 ± 12.19
Median (range)	52.00 (43.00-61.00)	51.00 (41.00-59.75)
Sex			0.01
Male	24 (33.8%)	53 (53.0%)
Female	47 (66.2%)	47 (47.0%)
Lesion characteristics
Size (cm)			0.78
mean ± SD	2.16 ± 1.81	2.09 ± 1.38
Median (range)	1.50 (1.00-3.00)	1.50 (1.20-2.50)
Extraluminal growth			0.37
Yes	6 (8.5%)	5 (5.0%)
No	65 (91.5%)	95 (95.0%)
Operator level			0.74
Experts	59 (83.1%)	85 (85.0%)
Trainees	12 (16.9%)	15 (15.0%)

EFTR: Endoscopic full-thickness resection; STER: Submucosal tunneling endoscopic resection.