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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
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patients and resected lesions, n (%)
Patients/Lesions
124/124
Age, years59.9 ± 10.6
Gender
    Male71 (57.3)
    Female53 (42.7)
Tumor location
    Bulb37 (29.8)
    Descending segment86 (69.4)
    Horizontal segment1 (0.8)
Macroscopic morphology type
    Protrude40 (32.3)
    Flat73 (58.9)
    SMT11 (8.9)
Tumor size, cm1.2 ± 0.7
Pathology
    Adenoma/adenocarcinoma96 (77.4)
    Brunner’s gland adenoma15 (12.1)
    Neuroendocrine tumor12 (9.7)
    Follicular lymphoma1 (0.8)
Endoscopic treatment
    EMR66 (53.2)
    ESD26 (21.0)
    ESD-S32 (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, years63.0 ± 9.455.7 ± 9.457.2 ± 12.3F = 6.3140.002
Gender, male/female39/2715/1117/15χ2 = 0.3160.859
Tumor locationχ2 = 1.2210.946
    Bulb2179
    Descending segment441923
    Horizontal segment100
Tumor size, cm1.16 (0.99-1.32)1.50 (1.16-1.83)1.13 (0.87-1.38)F = 2.4980.087
Procedure time, minute5.8 (4.4-7.2)50.7 (35.3-66.2)32.6 (20.0-45.1)Hc = 78.517< 0.001
Pathology
Adenoma/adenocarcinoma53 (80.3)19 (73.1)24 (75.0)χ2 = 0.7020.743
    Brunner’s gland adenoma12 (18.2)1 (3.8)2 (6.3)χ2 = 4.9910.083
    Neuroendocrine tumor1 (1.5)5 (19.2)6 (18.6)χ2 = 10.7590.006
    Follicular lymphoma0 (0)1 (3.8)0 (0)χ2 = 3.8000.210
En bloc resection58 (87.9)26 (100)30 (93.8)χ2 = 3.8880.129
Complete resection58 (87.9)21 (80.8)28 (87.5)χ2 = 0.8500.734
Adverse events
    Intraprocedural perforation0 (0)0 (0)1 (3.1)χ2 = 2.8980.468
    Delayed perforation1 (1.5)0 (0)3 (9.4)χ2 = 5.3610.081
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
1M/76NetBulb0.8ESD-SYesHM (+)No59
2M/40AdenomaDescending segment3.0EMRNoHM (+)No19
3M/71NetBulb1.0ESDYesVM (+)No12
4M/55AdenomaDescending segment1.5EMRNoIndeterminate HM and VMNo48
5M/71AdenomaBulb3.0EMRNoIndeterminate HM and VMNo14
6F/54AdenomaBulb3.5ESD-SYesIndeterminate VMYes44
7M/54AdenomaDescending segment1.5EMRYesHM (+)No32
8F/73NetBulb0.6ESD-SYesVM (+)No39
9F/57AdenomaDescending segment2.0EMRNoIndeterminate HM and VMYes19
10M/52AdenomaDescending segment1.5ESDYesIndeterminate HMNo21
11F/42Follicular lymphomaDescending segment3.5ESDYesNot evaluatedNo22
12M/57AdenomaDescending segment1.0ESD-SYesIndeterminate HMNo19
13F/65AdenomaBulb0.8EMRYesIndeterminate HMNo21
14M/71AdenomaDescending segment1.0EMRYesHM (+)No12