Category | N (%)/M (range) | Pc | |
---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 21 (28) | 0.554 |
Male | 54 (72) | ||
Age (year) | – | 59 (16, 75) | 0.94 |
Etiologya | ESD/ESTD | 20 (26.7) | 0.040 |
Surgery | 39 (52) | ||
Achalasia of cardia | 3 (4) | ||
Caustic | 10 (13.3) | ||
Mixed | 3 (4) | ||
Location of stricturesa | Cervical | 9 (12) | 0.872 |
Thoracic | 59 (78.7) | ||
Ventral | 4 (5.3) | ||
Mixedb | 3 (4) | ||
Number of strictures | One | 56 (74.7) | 0.201 |
Two | 14 (18.7) | ||
Three or more | 5 (6.6) | ||
Length of strictures (cm) | – | 2 (0.5, 10) | 0.923 |
Diameter of strictures (mm) | – | 4 (1, 8.5) | 0.240 |
Diameter of strictures after dilation (mm) | – | 10 (5, 15) | 0.756 |
Times | – | 5 (3, 21) | <0.001 |
Dysphagia-free period | – | 71 (15, 777) | 0.585 |
Endoscopic therapy | Stents + Dilation | 20 (26.7) | 0.005 |
Dilation only | 55 (73.3) |