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Table 4 Surgical complications

From: Right lower transverse incision versus vertical transumbilical incision for laparoscopic specimen extraction in patients with left-sided colorectal cancer: a comparative study of two mini-laparotomy techniques

 

RLT group

VTU group

p value

(n = 57)

(n = 57)

Overall

14 (24.6)

11 (19.3)

0.497a

 Chylous ascites

2 (3.5)

2 (3.5)

1.000b

 EPSBO

1 (1.8)

1 (1.8)

1.000b

 Anastomotic leakage

0 (0.0)

3 (5.3)

0.079b

 Surgical site infection

3 (5.3)

2 (3.5)

0.647b

 Incisional hernia at extraction site

2 (3.5)

1 (1.8)

0.558b

 Parastomal hernia

6/15 (40.0)

1/8 (12.5)

0.172b

Reoperation for surgical complications

0 (0.0)

1 (1.8)

0.315b

Mortality

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1.000b

  1. Values in parenthesis are percentages
  2. RLT right lower transverse incision, VTU vertical transumbilical incision, EPSBO early postoperative small bowel obstruction
  3. a p value was calculated using chi-square test
  4. b p values were calculated using Fisher’s exact test