Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 Baishideng.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Oct 15, 2009; 1(1): 56-60
Published online Oct 15, 2009. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v1.i1.56
Table 1 Characteristics of patient and rectal cancer
Transanal excision group (n = 14)Endoscopic resection group (n = 15)P value
Patient characteristics
Age (yr)57.0 ± 12.759.4 ± 8.90.419
Sex (male/female)7/77/80.858
Rectal tumor characteristics
Location from AV (cm)5.2 ± 2.29.6 ± 6.50.188
Size (cm)2.0 ± 1.01.8 ± 1.00.728
Tumor depth
Mucosa1414
Submucosa01
Tumor histology
Well differentiation1315
Moderate10