Outcomes | Experimental group (N = 16) | Control group (N = 16) | P value‡ |
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Specimen size, cm2 (mean ± SD§) | 3.9 ± 1.0 | 3.6 ± 0.2 | 0.17 |
Dissection time, min (mean ± SD) | 15.3 ± 5.6 | 6.8 ± 0.8 | < 0.001 |
Speed, cm2/min (mean ± SD) | 0.3 ± 0.1 | 0.5 ± 0.1 | < 0.001 |
Injection, mL (mean ± SD) | 21.3 ± 2.5 | 15.6 ± 1.3 | < 0.001 |
En bloc resection, yes/no | 13/3 | 16/0 | 0.23 |
Severe hemorrhage, yes/no | 2/14 | 0/16 | 0.48 |
Perforation, yes/no | 1/15 | 0/16 | 0.99 |
Submucosal fibrosis, yes/no | 16/0 | 0/16 | < 0.001 |