Endoscopic treatment of small bowel hemangiomas via double-balloon enteroscopy: A single-center comparative study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study patients, mean ± SD/n (%)

Characteristic		Results (n = 75)
Age, years		42.95 ± 19.90
Sex	Male	27 (36.00)
	Female	48 (64.00)
BMI		21.31 ± 3.34
History of blood transfusion		28 (37.3)
NSAID		1 (1.33)
Hypertension		14 (18.67)
Diabetes		3 (4.00)
Family history of hemangioma		0 (0)
Hepatitis		6 (8.0)
History of surgery and trauma		35 (46.67)
History of radiotherapy and chemotherapy		3 (4.00)
Abnormal coagulation		16 (21.33)
Albumin, g/L		39.09 ± 3.69
Hemoglobin, g/L		86.03 ± 21.15
Interventional therapy		62 (82.67)
Method of DBE insertion	Oral	43 (63.24)
	Anal	25 (36.76)
Length of operation, minutes		80.53 ± 27.83
Blood transfusion volume, mL		225.00 ± 440.82
Active bleeding		16 (21.33)
Lesion size, cm		0.99 ± 0.61
Number of lesions		3.62 ± 4.11
Location of lesions	Duodenum	4 (5.33)
	Upper jejunum	18 (24.00)
	Lower jejunum	10 (13.33)
	Upper ileum	22 (29.33)
	Lower ileum	21 (28.00)
Treatment methods	Conservative treatment	13 (17.33)
	Lauromacrogol injection	20 (26.67)
	Argon plasma coagulation therapy	22 (29.33)
	Ligation therapy	18 (24.00)
	Clip therapy	2 (2.67)
Bleeding recurrence		13 (17.33)

BMI: Body mass index; NSAID: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug; DBE: Double-balloon endoscopy.