Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Clin Cases. Apr 6, 2019; 7(7): 830-838
Published online Apr 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i7.830
Clinical evaluation of endoscopic resection for treatment of large gastric stromal tumors
Yuan-Yuan Xiang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Ling Ye, Yin Zhu, Xiao-Jiang Zhou, You-Xiang Chen, Guo-Hua Li
Yuan-Yuan Xiang, Yuan-Yuan Li, Ling Ye, Yin Zhu, Xiao-Jiang Zhou, You-Xiang Chen, Guo-Hua Li, Department of Digestive Diseases, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China
Author contributions: All authors helped to perform the research; Xiang YY wrote the manuscript, performed the procedures, and analysed the data; Li YY wrote the manuscript, drafted the concept and design, performed the experiments, and analysed the data; Ye L contributed to writing the manuscript and drafting the concept and design; Zhu Y, Zhou XJ, and Chen YX contributed to writing the manuscript; Li GH contributed to writing the manuscript and drafting the concept and design.
Institutional review board statement: An ethical review of this study was waived by the Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University.
Informed consent statement: At the time of surgery, the patient had signed the informed consent form, and after the patient was discharged, each patient verbally agreed to the study by telephone.
Conflict-of-interest statement: All authors declare no conflicts of interest related to this article.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
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Corresponding author: Guo-Hua Li, PhD, Doctor, Professor, Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, No. 17, Yongwaizheng Street, Donghu District, Nanchang 330006, Jiangxi Province, China. 516360169@qq.com
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Received: December 22, 2018
Peer-review started: December 25, 2018
First decision: January 30, 2019
Revised: March 8, 2019
Accepted: March 16, 2019
Article in press: March 16, 2019
Published online: April 6, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: This study mainly analysed the clinical data of endoscopic resection or surgical treatment of large (≥ 3 cm) gastric stromal tumors from January 2012 to December 2017 at our hospital. The endoscopy group had no high-risk stromal tumors, while patients with the same size tumors were considered high risk in the surgical group. The maximum tumor diameter was significantly larger in the surgical group than in the endoscopy group. A total of 22 patients had tumors with a volumes < 125 cm3 without liquefaction or surface ulcer bleeding, including 1 high-risk patient.