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Table 1 Preoperative data for patients who underwent retroperitoneal laparoscopic nephrectomies using the standard and modified techniques

From: Fast access and early ligation of the renal pedicle significantly facilitates retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy procedures: modified laparoscopic radical nephrectomy

 

Previous technique (Group 1)

Modified technique (Group 2)

P value

Sex

  

0.734

 Male

38

26

 

 Female

26

14

 

Mean age (years)

51.5 ± 4.6

53.0 ± 3.6

0.097

Mean body mass index (kg/m2)

25.5 ± 4.9

25.0 ± 4.8

0.633

Tumor location

  

0.550

 Left

34

23

 

 Right

26

17

 

Tumor size (cm)

5.0 ± 0.8

4.8 ± 0.8

0.256

  1. Data presented as n or mean ± standard deviation.