Table 2. Surgical details and postoperative recovery parameters.

Parameter	Laparoscopy (n = 10)	Conventional (n = 15)	P value (Student’s T test)
Surgery*
Length of incision (cm)	6.8±0.8	15.9±2.3	<0.0001
Operative time (min)	178.0±41.4	123.3±29.6	0.0008
Blood loss (ml)	50.0±33.3	39.3±44.6	ns
Post Surgery**
Time to first bowel movement	4.0(3.0–4.5)	3.0(2.5–4.5)	ns
Time to solid diet	4.0(3.75–5.0)	3.0(2.5–3.5)	0.005
Analgesic requirement	1.5(0.75–0.25)	2(1.0–3.0)	ns
Time to deambulation	2.0(1.0–2.0)	3.0(2.0–3.0)	0.003
Hospital stay	6.0(5.0–7.0)	9.0(8.0–10.0)	0.0002

^*Data are mean ± standard deviation.

^**Data are median of postoperative days (range IQR).

ns: not significant.