Table 1.

Demographics and Surgical Data

Characteristics	Benign (N=52)	Malignant (N=24)	P
Age (years)	32.6±19.0	56.9±14.0	<0.001
Operative time (minutes)	138.5±43.5	151±34.5	NS
Intraoperative complications	2 (3.8%)	1 (4.2%)	NS, 0.9
Conversion	2 (3.8%)	2 (8.3%)	NS, 0.4
Mean ID* (cm)	13.7±3.2	18.1±5.8	<0.001
Massive splenomegaly ID* >20 cm	4 (7.6%)	9 (37.5%)	—

^*ID=splenic interpole diameter.