Endoscopic features and treatments of gastric cystica profunda

Table 1 Demographic information, lesion characteristics, and procedural outcomes of early gastric cancer, n (%)

	GCP (n = 104)
Demographic information
Male	77 (74.0)
Age (yr), mean ± SD	63.4 ± 11.0
History of gastric endoscopic or surgical treatment	13 (12.5)
Symptom
Asymptomatic	66 (63.5)
Epigastric discomfort	28 (26.9)
Regurgitation	8 (7.7)
Melena	2 (1.9)
Lesion characteristics
Growth pattern
Intraluminal growth	103 (99.0)
Extraluminal growth	1 (1.0)
Morphology
Regular	77 (74.0)
Irregular	27 (26.0)
Mucosa
Smooth	40 (38.5)
Ulcerative	64 (61.5)
Max diameter (mm), mean ± SD	20.9 ± 15.3
Location
Cardia	40 (38.5)
Gastric fundus	8 (7.7)
Gastric body	35 (33.7)
Gastric antrum	21 (20.2)
Endoscopic features
Mucosal lesion type	62 (59.6)
IIa	29 (46.8)
IIa + IIc	4 (6.5)
IIc	29 (46.8)
Polypoid type	23 (22.1)
Submucosal lesion type	17 (16.3)
Thickened mucosa with rough wrinkles type	2 (1.9)
Infiltration depth
Mucosa	63 (60.6)
Submucosa	40 (38.5)
Muscularis propria	1 (1.0)
GCP with EGC	62 (59.6)
Procedural outcomes
Endoscopic methods
Electric cutting	7 (6.7)
EMR	11 (10.6)
ESD	80 (76.9)
ESE	6 (5.8)
En-bloc resection	95 (91.3)
Complete resection	95 (91.3)
Suture method
Unstitched	62 (59.6)
Metal clip	40 (38.5)
Nylon rope	1 (1.0)
Metal clip and nylon rope	1 (1.0)
Surgery time (min), mean ± SD	73.9 ± 57.5
Complications	1 (1.0)
Hospital stay (d), mean ± SD	3.4 ± 2.3
Additional surgery	1 (1.0)
Recurrence	5 (4.8)

EMR: Endoscopic mucosal resection; ESD: Endoscopic submucosal dissection; ESE: Endoscopic submucosal excavation; GCP: Gastric cystica profunda; EGC: Early gastric cancer.