Poster Session A - Sunday Afternoon
Category: Esophagus
Michael Chang, BA
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Hacienda Heights, CA
Patients Successfully Dilated ( >= 13 mm) | Patients Unsuccessfully Dilated ( < 13 mm) | Total | P | |
No. | 14 (26 dilations) | 17 (21 dilations) | 31 (47 dilations) | |
Average # of dilations | 2.35 | 1.19 | 0.0854 | |
Mean age | 63.8 | 59.7 | 61.5 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 10 (71.4%) | 8 (47.1%) | 18 (58.1%) | 0.179 |
Female | 4 (28.6%) | 9 (52.9%) | 13 (41.9%) | |
Location of Stenosis | ||||
Upper third ( < 24 cm) | 12 (85.7%) | 5 (29.4%) | 17 (54.8%) | 0.01027 |
Middle third (24-32 cm) | 1 (7.1%) | 5 (29.4%) | 6 (19.4%) | |
Lower third ( >32 cm) | 1 (7.1%) | 7 (46.7%) | 8 (24.8%) |