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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Mar 15, 2026; 18(3): 115737
Published online Mar 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i3.115737
Published online Mar 15, 2026. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v18.i3.115737
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients and resected lesions, n (%)
| Patients/Lesions | 124/124 |
| Age, years | 59.9 ± 10.6 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 71 (57.3) |
| Female | 53 (42.7) |
| Tumor location | |
| Bulb | 37 (29.8) |
| Descending segment | 86 (69.4) |
| Horizontal segment | 1 (0.8) |
| Macroscopic morphology type | |
| Protrude | 40 (32.3) |
| Flat | 73 (58.9) |
| SMT | 11 (8.9) |
| Tumor size, cm | 1.2 ± 0.7 |
| Pathology | |
| Adenoma/adenocarcinoma | 96 (77.4) |
| Brunner’s gland adenoma | 15 (12.1) |
| Neuroendocrine tumor | 12 (9.7) |
| Follicular lymphoma | 1 (0.8) |
| Endoscopic treatment | |
| EMR | 66 (53.2) |
| ESD | 26 (21.0) |
| ESD-S | 32 (25.8) |
Table 2 Clinical characteristics and short-term outcomes of different resection groups, n (%)
| EMR (n = 66) | ESD (n = 26) | ESD-S (n = 32) | Statistic value | P value | |
| Age, years | 63.0 ± 9.4 | 55.7 ± 9.4 | 57.2 ± 12.3 | F = 6.314 | 0.002 |
| Gender, male/female | 39/27 | 15/11 | 17/15 | χ2 = 0.316 | 0.859 |
| Tumor location | χ2 = 1.221 | 0.946 | |||
| Bulb | 21 | 7 | 9 | ||
| Descending segment | 44 | 19 | 23 | ||
| Horizontal segment | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tumor size, cm | 1.16 (0.99-1.32) | 1.50 (1.16-1.83) | 1.13 (0.87-1.38) | F = 2.498 | 0.087 |
| Procedure time, minute | 5.8 (4.4-7.2) | 50.7 (35.3-66.2) | 32.6 (20.0-45.1) | Hc = 78.517 | < 0.001 |
| Pathology | |||||
| Adenoma/adenocarcinoma | 53 (80.3) | 19 (73.1) | 24 (75.0) | χ2 = 0.702 | 0.743 |
| Brunner’s gland adenoma | 12 (18.2) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (6.3) | χ2 = 4.991 | 0.083 |
| Neuroendocrine tumor | 1 (1.5) | 5 (19.2) | 6 (18.6) | χ2 = 10.759 | 0.006 |
| Follicular lymphoma | 0 (0) | 1 (3.8) | 0 (0) | χ2 = 3.800 | 0.210 |
| En bloc resection | 58 (87.9) | 26 (100) | 30 (93.8) | χ2 = 3.888 | 0.129 |
| Complete resection | 58 (87.9) | 21 (80.8) | 28 (87.5) | χ2 = 0.850 | 0.734 |
| Adverse events | |||||
| Intraprocedural perforation | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.1) | χ2 = 2.898 | 0.468 |
| Delayed perforation | 1 (1.5) | 0 (0) | 3 (9.4) | χ2 = 5.361 | 0.081 |
Table 3 Clinical data of 14 patients underwent non-complete endoscopic resection with more than 12-month follow-up
| No. | Gender/age | Pathology | Location | Tumor size, cm | Resection method | En bloc resection | Reason for non-complete resection | Recurrence | Follow-up period, months |
| 1 | M/76 | Net | Bulb | 0.8 | ESD-S | Yes | HM (+) | No | 59 |
| 2 | M/40 | Adenoma | Descending segment | 3.0 | EMR | No | HM (+) | No | 19 |
| 3 | M/71 | Net | Bulb | 1.0 | ESD | Yes | VM (+) | No | 12 |
| 4 | M/55 | Adenoma | Descending segment | 1.5 | EMR | No | Indeterminate HM and VM | No | 48 |
| 5 | M/71 | Adenoma | Bulb | 3.0 | EMR | No | Indeterminate HM and VM | No | 14 |
| 6 | F/54 | Adenoma | Bulb | 3.5 | ESD-S | Yes | Indeterminate VM | Yes | 44 |
| 7 | M/54 | Adenoma | Descending segment | 1.5 | EMR | Yes | HM (+) | No | 32 |
| 8 | F/73 | Net | Bulb | 0.6 | ESD-S | Yes | VM (+) | No | 39 |
| 9 | F/57 | Adenoma | Descending segment | 2.0 | EMR | No | Indeterminate HM and VM | Yes | 19 |
| 10 | M/52 | Adenoma | Descending segment | 1.5 | ESD | Yes | Indeterminate HM | No | 21 |
| 11 | F/42 | Follicular lymphoma | Descending segment | 3.5 | ESD | Yes | Not evaluated | No | 22 |
| 12 | M/57 | Adenoma | Descending segment | 1.0 | ESD-S | Yes | Indeterminate HM | No | 19 |
| 13 | F/65 | Adenoma | Bulb | 0.8 | EMR | Yes | Indeterminate HM | No | 21 |
| 14 | M/71 | Adenoma | Descending segment | 1.0 | EMR | Yes | HM (+) | No | 12 |
- Citation: Yu H, Rong L, Cai YL, Liu GY, Guo XY. Short- and long-term outcomes after endoscopic resection of sporadic nonampullary duodenal tumors: An 11-year single-center retrospective study. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2026; 18(3): 115737
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v18/i3/115737.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v18.i3.115737
