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Table 3 Short-term outcomes and complications after ESD

From: Long-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in Taiwan

Variable

Patient No. (%)

Lesion No. (%)

Diameter of the resected specimen, mm, mean ± SD

 

32.8 ± 16.9 (range 10–100)

En-bloc resection

 

215 (93.9%)

R0 resection

 

191 (83.5%)

ESD-related complication

Massive bleeding during ESD

 

2 (0.9%)

Delayed bleeding

 

4 (1.7%)

Perforation during ESD

 

2 (0.9%)

Esophageal stricture needing balloon dilatation

 

41 (17.9%)

  1. aMean follow-up period of 49.1 months (range 6–145 months)
  2. ESD, endoscopic submucosal dissection