Table 4.

Quality of life and post-operative outcome, comparison between laparoscopic phases and “open” group

	“Laparoscopy” group		“Open” group n (%)	p value
	Phase 1 n (%)	Phase 2 n (%)		Phase 1 versus phase 2	Phase 1 versus “open” group	Phase 2 versus “open” group
Post-operation pain				0.2	0.4	0.01
Until 1 week	4 (44)	8 (72.7)	6 (23.1)
Until 1 month	3 (33)	3 (27.3)	14 (53.8)
Until 1 year	2 (22)	0	6 (23.1)
Pain strength				0.1	0.3	0.001
0–3	5 (55.5)	10 (90.9)	7 (26.9)
4–6	3 (33)	0	12 (46.2)
7–9	1 (11)	1 (9.1)	7 (26.9)
Return to normal life in				0.01	0.3	0.003
2 weeks	0	8 (72.7)	3 (11.5)
4 weeks	4 (44)	1 (9.1)	5 (19.2)
6 weeks	2 (22)	1 (9.1)	11 (42.3)
>6 weeks	3 (33)	1 (9.1)	7 (26.9)
Cosmetic satisfaction				0.6	0.007	0.03
High	6 (66.7)	6 (54.5)	4 (15.4)
Fair	3 (33)	4 (36.4)	12 (46.2)
Low	0	1 (9.1)	10 (38.5)