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Table 3 Complications and morbidities (%) of patients scheduled for retroperitoneal LRN (n = 132) via LP approach compared to LPS approach (Student’s t test)

From: Lower pole approach in retroperitoneal laparoscopic radical nephrectomy: a new approach for the management of renal vascular pedicle

 

LP group (n = 78)

LPS group (n = 54)

P value

Abdominal organ injury

1/78 (1.3%)

1/54 (1.9%)

1.0000

Retroperitoneal hematoma

1/78 (1.3%)

2/54 (3.7%)

0.5672

Subcutaneous emphysema

1/78 (1.3%)

1/54 (1.9%)

1.0000

Injury of major vessels

1/78 (1.3%)

5/54 (9.3%)

0.0416

Conversion to open procedure

1/78 (1.3%)

4/54 (7.4%)

0.0416

  1. Note: LRN laparoscopic radical nephrectomy, LP lower pole, LPS lateroposterior space