Clinical presentations of gastric small gastrointestinal stromal tumors mimics functional dyspepsia symptoms

Table 6 Comparison of symptom scores between gastrointestinal tumors and leiomyomas before and after endoscopic submucosal dissection

		Epigatric pain	Heartburn	Regurgitation	Discomfort	Nausea and vomiting	Bloating	Eructation
GIST	Pre ESD	0.80 ± 0.90	0.63 ± 1.08	0.55 ± 0.87	0.70 ± 0.98	0.27 ± 0.62	0.70 ± 0.90	0.36 ± 0.61
n = 52	Post ESD	0.13 ± 0.46a	0.13 ± 0.41a	0.22 ± 0.57a	0.32 ± 0.47a	0.05 ± 0.21a	0.27 ± 0.49a	0.21 ± 0.46a
Leiomyoma	Pre ESD	0.64 ± 0.86	0.60 ± 0.82	0.60 ± 0.82	1.00 ± 0.82	0.20 ± 0.50	1.00 ± 0.82	0.56 ± 0.92
n = 31	Post ESD	0.24 ± 0.52a	0.32 ± 0.56	0.32 ± 0.56a	0.52 ± 0.65a	0.08 ± 0.28	0.40 ± 0.64a	0.32 ± 0.69

^aP < 0.05 vs before treatment. ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection.