Clinical Study
A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial of Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Tailored Partially Covered Stents (Placed Fluoroscopically) versus Standard Uncovered Stents (Placed Endoscopically)
Table 2
Patient characteristics.
| | | GOO tailored () | Control () | value |
| | Male/female | 18/15 | 17/15 | >0.05 | | Average age (y) | 76.4 ± 7.7 | 75.8 ± 7.6 | >0.05 | | Differentiated degree | | | >0.05 | | Moderately | 10 | 9 | | | Poorly | 23 | 23 | | | TNM staging | | | >0.05 | | IIIA | 6 | 8 | | | IIIB | 8 | 6 | | | IV | 19 | 18 | | | Comorbidities | 4 | 3 | >0.05 | | Chemotherapy | 2 | 1 | >0.05 | | GOOSS (mean) | 4.4 ± 0.4 | 4.2 ± 0.4 | >0.05 |
| | Lost for followup | 1 | 1 | |
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TNM, tumor, nodes, metastasis; GOOSS, gastric outlet obstruction score.
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