Table 2.
Postoperative characteristics.
| Laparoscopic (N=30) | Open (N=36) | Total (N=66) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Follow-up (months) | 0.300 a | |||
| - Median (IQR) | 15.50 (8.25-45.00) | 30.50 (16.50-44.00) | 29.00 (11.25-44.00) | |
| Surgery time (minutes) | 0.309 a | |||
| - Median (IQR) | 185.00 (153.00, 218.00) | 175.00 (144.50, 200.00) | 178.50 (147.75, 210.25) | |
| Surgical Template | < 0.001 b | |||
| - Bilateral | 0 (0.0%) | 33 (91.7%) | 33 (50.0%) | |
| - Unilateral | 30 (100.0%) | 3 (8.3%) | 33 (50.0%) | |
| Length of stay (days) | < 0.001 a | |||
| - Median (IQR) | 3.00 (3.00-4.00) | 6.00 (5.00-8.00) | 5.00 (4.00-7.00) | |
| Postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo classification) | 0.070 b | |||
| - 0 | 27 (93.1%) | 28 (77.8%) | 55 (84.6%) | |
| - II | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (16.7%) | 6 (9.2%) | |
| - IIIa | 2 (6.9%) | 2 (5.6%) | 4 (6.2%) | |
| Pathological stage | 0.109 b | |||
| - I | 5 (16.7%) | 1 (2.8%) | 6 (9.1%) | |
| - IIA | 16 (53.3%) | 17 (47.2%) | 33 (50.0%) | |
| - IIB | 8 (26.7%) | 13 (36.1%) | 21 (31.8%) | |
| - IIC | 1 (3.3%) | 5 (13.9%) | 6 (9.1%) | |
| Histology RPLND | 0.142 b | |||
| - Negative | 5 (16.7%) | 1 (2.8%) | 6 (9.1%) | |
| - Non Seminoma | 20 (66.7%) | 24 (66.7%) | 44 (66.7%) | |
| - Seminoma | 3 (10.0%) | 4 (11.1%) | 7 (10.6%) | |
| - Post-pubertal teratoma | 2 (6.7%) | 7 (19.4%) | 9 (13.6%) | |
| Number of nodes removed | 0.013 a | |||
| - Median (IQR) | 20.00 (15.00-26.00) | 24.50 (19.50-30.25) | 22.00 (17.00-28.00) | |
| Number of positive nodes | 0.156 a | |||
| - Median (IQR) | 2.00 (1.00-3.00) | 2.00 (1.00-4.00) | 2.00 (1.00-3.75) | |
| Lymph-node density | 0.5491 | |||
| - Median (IQR) | 7.42 (4.60-14.87) | 8.17 (6.25-13.93) | 7.85 (5.10-14.52) |
N: number; IQR: interquartile range; RPLND: Retroperitoneal Lymph-Node Dissection
a
Linear Model ANOVA (ANalysis Of VAriance).
b
Pearson’s Chi-squared test.