Table 3. Comparison of clinical outcomes between the SFM and SFP groups.

Tests applied: splenic injuries: Fisher’s exact test; remaining variables: chi-squared test

SFM, splenic flexure mobilization; SFP, splenic flexure preservation

Clinical outcomes	Splenic flexure mobilized (n = 65)	Splenic flexure preserved (n = 29)	p-value	Chi-squared value/F-value
Median length of hospital stay (days)	7	8	0.88	0.019
Median length of operation (minutes)	264	225	0.72	0.12
Splenic injuries	3	0	0.23	0.82
Stoma formation	6	5	0.882	0.022
Anastomotic leak	2	4	0.0473	3.93