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. 2012 Nov 15;12(Suppl 1):S8. doi: 10.1186/1471-2482-12-S1-S8

Table 3.

Number of patients with postoperative complications in the two groups

Variable (%) OP (n = 40 patients) YP (n = 40 patients)
Overall 12 (30.%) 10 (25%)

Infectious a 8(20.%) 5 (12.5%)

Noninfectious a 3(7,5.%) 4(10%)

Anastomotic leak a 1 (2.5%) 1(2,5%)

LPS = laparoscopic.

aNumbers of single type of complication do not add up to the number of overall complications within the two groups because of the possible occurrence of more than one type of complication in some patients.