Endoscopic mucosal resection with double band ligation versus endoscopic submucosal dissection for small rectal neuroendocrine tumors

Table 1 Characteristics and tumor sizes of the patients in the two groups

	EMR-dB (n = 25)	ESD (n = 25)	P value
Age	47.04 ± 10.58	42.92 ± 10.93	0.182
Sex (Male/Female)	13/12	15/10	0.569
Tumor size (mm)	4.53 ± 1.02	5.140 ± 1.74	0.141
Location (distance from anus) (cm)	7.96 ± 3.52	7.36 ± 2.83	0.509
Resected lesion size (cm)	1.32 ± 0.52	1.58 ± 0.84	0.269

Values are n or mean ± standard deviation. EMR-dB: Endoscopic mucosal resection with double band ligation; ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection.