Endoscopic features of oxyntic gland adenoma and gastric adenocarcinoma of the fundic gland type differ between patients with and without Helicobacter pylori infection: a retrospective observational study

Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study patients

	n	%
Sex
Male	108	65.5
Female	57	34.5
Mean age (range), years	66.3 (43–91)
No. of lesions
1	154	93.3
2	9	5.5
4	2	1.2
Helicobacter pylori infection status
Uninfected	52	31.5
Active gastritis	13	7.9
Inactive gastritis	76	46.1
Undeterminable	24	14.5
Depth of invasion
T1a (oxyntic gland adenoma)	99	55.0
T1b (GA-FG)	71	39.4
Not available	10	5.6
Treatments
ESD	99	55.0
EMR	68	37.8
Surgery	3	1.7
ESD followed by surgery	2	1.1
None	8	4.4
Median follow-up period (range), months	26 (0–155)
Median endoscopic follow-up period (range), months*	24 (0–155)
Outcome
Alive	159	96.4
Died of other cause	4	2.4
Unknown	2	1.2

GA-FG gastric adenocarcinoma of the fundic gland type, ESD endoscopic submucosal dissection, EMR endoscopic mucosal resection using a diathermic snare
*169 lesions

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