Research Article

A Single-Center Early Experience of Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Gastric Lesions in Thailand

Table 1

The patient and lesion characteristics that were treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection.

Procedure, n

Age, (years)
Sex, male/female2/11
Macroscopic, (%)
 0-I7 (53.85)
 0-IIa4 (30.77)
 0-IIb1 (7.69)
 0-IIc0 (0)
 0-III0 (0)
 Mix1 (7.69)
Location, (%)
 Upper third5 (38.46)
 Middle third1 (7.69)
 Lower third7 (53.85)
Position, (%)
 Anterior wall4 (30.77)
 Greater curvature4 (30.77)
 Posterior wall1 (7.69)
 Lesser curvature4 (30.77)
Lesion size, (mm)
Lesion with ulceration, (%)0 (0)
Prior treatment, (%)
 EMR## only1 (7.69)
 Combination (EMR, APC###)0 (0)

#ESD: endoscopic submucosal dissection; ##EMR: endoscopic mucosal resection; ###APC: argon plasma coagulation.