Table 1.

Data of 203 patients who underwent laparoscopic splenic flexure mobilization

	Mean ± S.D.	Range
BMI†	24.03 ± 3.62	14.5-35.5
From SP‡ (cm)	27.81 ± 7.29	9-59
DRM§ (cm)	6.83 ± 4.45	0.4-35.5
PRM∥ (cm)	16.18 ± 6.83	2-40
Specimen length (cm)	25.90 ± 5.57	10-45
Operation time (minutes)	236.86 ± 54.31	145-475
The time required for SFM¶ (minutes)	25.61 ± 10.56	9-60
The time required for SFM¶/Operation time (%)	9.82 ± 3.94	2.9-27.9

†, Body mass index; ‡, distance between marked spot 'A' and sacral promontory; §, distal resection margin; ∥, proximal resection margin; ¶, splenic flexure mobilization