Table 5:

Results and Follow-up of Operative and Non-operative management.

	Operative Management Number (%)	Non-Operative Management Number (%)	P value
Median Follow-Up	3.0 years (IQR 1.0 – 5.5)	1.9 years (IQR 0.8 – 4.2)
Status at Last Contact	N=212	N=116
Recurrence	4 (1.9)	0
Disease Free Post Excision	179 (84.4)	4* (3.4)
Residual disease	18 (8.5)	0
Ganglioneuroma still present	0	103 (88.8)
Unknown status	11 (5.2)	9 (7.8)
Living Status	N=212	N=116	0.46
Alive	199 (93.9)	112 (96.5)
Dead	6 (2.8)	1 (0.9)
Unknown status	7 (3.3)	3 (2.6)
Functional Deficits	N=212	N=116	0.75
Neurological sequelae	6 (2.8)	2 (1.7)
Bladder dysfunction	2 (0.9)	0
Bowel dysfunction	4 (1.9)	1 (0.9)
Bladder and Bowel Dysfunction	1 (0.5)	0
Lower limb edema	1 (0.5)	2 (1.7)
Persistent pain	8 (3.8)	5 (4.3)

Frequencies are reported in parentheses. Chi Square test or Fisher’s exact test were used to calculate significance.

^*Disease-free Post Biopsy.