Table 3 Clinical characteristics and clinical course of patients undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy for the removal of ovarian dermoid cysts
From: Comparison of laparoscopy versus laparotomy for the surgical treatment of ovarian dermoid cysts
Characteristic | Statistic n=53 | Laparoscopy n=55 | Laparotomy | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Operating time (min) | Mean ± SD | 118.4±51.5 | 86.7±39.6 | |
Median (range) | 114.0 (33.0–300.0) | 76.0 (28.0–178.0) | 0.0008 | |
Blood loss (ml) | Mean ± SD | 71.6±63.4 | 119.8±101.6 | |
Median (range) | 50.0 (10.0–350.0) | 75.0 (20.0–400.0) | 0.0015 | |
Cyst diameter (cm) | Mean ± SD | 6.5±2.3 | 9.8±6.0 | |
Median (range) | 6.0 (2.0–12.0) | 8.0 (1.5–30.0) | 0.0070 | |
Hospital stay (days) | Mean ± SD | 0.6±0.8 | 2.2±1.0 | |
Median (range) | 0.0 (0.0–3.0) | 2.0 (0.0–5.0) | 0.0000 | |
Bilaterality | n (%) | 5 (9.4) | 10 (18.1) | 0.1888 |
Spillage | n (%) | 16 (31.4) | 2 (4.1) | 0.0004 |
Postoperative complications | n (%) | 2 (3.8) | 8(14.5) | 0.0936 |
Prior abdominal surgery | n (%) | 21 (40.4) | 14 (25.5) | 0.0999 |
Torsion | n (%) | 2 (3.8) | 9 (16.4) | 0.0306 |