“…When the studies evaluated the mean sizes of tumors and resected specimens between those with PPB and those without, the results were conflicting, with some reporting significant differences between tumor 22,26,34,42 and specimen 21,23,24,29,34,42 sizes and others not finding significant differences between the 2 groups. 13,14,[16][17][18]20,27,28,[31][32][33]51 In addition, results concerning whether tumor location impacts PPB were controversial. Four studies reported that tumors located in the lower third 33,34,36,57 and in the middle/lower third 27,31,37,38 of the stomach had significantly higher bleeding rates, whereas the upper location of the stomach was found to be a significant risk factor in other studies.…”