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Table 2 Operative outcomes in different sizes (< 6 cm vs. ≥ 6 cm) group: LTA versus PRA

From: Which surgical approach is more favorable for pheochromocytoma of different sizes (< 6 cm vs. ≥ 6 cm)? A single retrospective center experience

 

Tumor size < 6 cm

Tumor size ≥ 6 cm

 

LTA (n = 17)

PRA (n = 52)

P

LTA (n = 21)

PRA (n = 28)

P

Tumor size/cm

3.7 ± 1.2

3.6 ± 1.2

0.865

7.6 ± 1.6

6.8 ± 1.8

0.143

BMI/ kg/m2

< 18.5

1 (5.9%)

1 (1.9%)

0.912

0 (0%)

4 (14.3%)

0.912

18.5 ≤ BMI < 24

7 (41.2%)

43 (82.7%)

0.008

3 (14.3%)

24 (85.7%)

0.0012

≥ 24

9 (52.9%)

8 (15.4%)

0.018

18 (85.7%)

0 (0%)

 < 0.001

Conversions/n

1 (5.9%)

0 (0%)

0.836

1 (4.8%)

3 (10.7%)

0.683

Operative time/min

155.3 ± 35.6

153.5 ± 51.6

0.896

214.7 ± 18.9a

154.3 ± 8.2a

0.007

Blood loss/ml

132.9 ± 29.1

139.6 ± 25.1

0.888

616.4 ± 181.3

201.4 ± 45.8

0.037

Intraoperative highest SBP/mmHg

188.8 ± 23.9

175.3 ± 17.3

0.218

175.6 ± 8.6

174.1 ± 15.1

0.801

Intraoperative lowest SBP/mmHg

83.8 ± 4.7

82.5 ± 4.3

0.327

73.8 ± 14.2

78.6 ± 10.3

0.768

Intraoperative highest DBP/mmHg

113.3 ± 7.6

105.1 ± 8.9

0.158

101.7 ± 9.3

105.0 ± 17.6

0.686

Intraoperative lowest DBP/mmHg

72.5 ± 17.7

55.0 ± 15.0

0.237

45.0 ± 5.0

50.0 ± 4.2

0.413

Intraoperative highest heart rates

128.3 ± 20.2

110.0 ± 9.4

0.253

123.8 ± 16.0

135.0 ± 18.3

0.574

Intraoperative lowest heart rates

49.6 ± 8.5

42.2 ± 7.3

0.141

42.5 ± 6.7

45.4 ± 8.2

0.342

  1. SBP indicates systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, LTA lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy, PRA posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy, BMI body mass index