Influences of etiology and endoscopic appearance on the long-term outcomes of gastric antral vascular ectasia

Table 4 Comparison of the clinical outcomes of patients with punctate or striped patterns

	Punctate (n = 17)	Stripe (n = 6)	P value
Overt bleeding, n (%)	5 (29.4)	5 (83.3)	0.052
APC treatment, n (%)	5 (29.4)	5 (83.3)	0.052
No. of admissions d/t GAVE bleeding, mean ± SD	3.00 ± 2.83	3.00 ± 2.45	NS
No. of APC sessions, mean ± SD	4.00 ± 4.34	5.25 ± 5.44	NS
Success of APC	5/5	5/5	NS
Surgery	0	0	NS
Death due to GAVE bleeding	0	0	NS
Follow-up, month, median (range)	23 (6-84)	27 (4-96)	NS

APC: Argon plasma cauterization; GAVE: Gastric antral vascular ectasia; NS: Not significant.