Table 1.

Characteristics of patients undergoing LSD and OSD (mean ± SD), n (%)

Variable	LSD	OSD	P value
Patients (n)	26	26	-
Average age (yr)	41.5 ± 21.8	44.6 ± 19.6	NS
Gender (M/F)	19/7	21/5	NS
Etiology
HBV + cirrhosis	23 (88.46)	21 (80.77)	NS
Alcoholic cirrhosis	1 (3.85)	2 (7.69)	NS
Cryptogenic	2 (7.69)	3 (11.54)	NS
Child-Pugh score
A	17 (65.38)	20 (76.92)	NS
B	8 (30.77)	5 (19.23)	NS
C	1 (3.85)	1 (3.85)	NS
Variceal bleeding events	3.2 ± 1.8	3.7 ± 1.6	NS

LSD: Laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal devascularization; OSD: Open splenectomy and azygoportal devascularization; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; NS: Not significant.