Table 2 Comparison of the different features of gastrointestinal bleeding in small intestinal stromal tumors at different sites
From: Unraveling the site-specific features in small intestinal stromal tumors: a retrospective study
Variables | Duodenum | Jejunum | Ileum | P value | P value Between groups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GIB | 52 (46.4%) | 62 (54.9%) | 33 (35.9%) | 0.025* | Duodenum vs. Jejunum 0.206 Jejunum vs. Ileum 0.007* Duodenum vs. Ileum 0.128 |
Melena | 50 (44.6%) | 49 (43.4%) | 23 (25.0%) | 0.007* | Duodenum vs. Jejunum 0.847 Jejunum vs. Ileum 0.006* Duodenum vs. Ileum 0.004* |
Hematochezia | 4 (3.6%) | 19 (16.8%) | 18 (19.6%) | <0.001* | Duodenum vs. Jejunum 0.001* Jejunum vs. Ileum 0.610 Duodenum vs. Ileum<0.001* |
Haematemesis | 4 (3.6%) | 3 (2.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.210 | / |
Syncope or shock | 9 (8.0%) | 18 (15.9%) | 12 (13.0%) | 0.191 | / |
Acute GIB | 4 (3.6%) | 15 (13.3%) | 6 (6.5%) | 0.022* | Duodenum vs. Jejunum 0.009* Jejunum vs. Ileum 0.113 Duodenum vs. Ileum 0.351 |
Chronic persistent GIB | 14 (12.5%) | 13 (11.5%) | 8 (8.7%) | 0.676 | / |
Chronic intermittent GIB | 20 (17.9%) | 23 (20.4%) | 13 (14.1%) | 0.508 | / |
Transient GIB | 13 (11.6%) | 12 (10.6%) | 10 (10.9%) | 0.971 | / |
Minimum on HGB | 120.0 (79.2, 135.5) | 97.0 (62.5, 128) | 114.0 (78.5, 135.0) | 0.034* | Duodenum vs. Jejunum 0.065 Jejunum vs. Ileum 0.091 Duodenum vs. Ileum 1.000 |