Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the modified laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection and open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection groups
| Variable | MLSD (n = 44) | OSD (n = 71) | P value |
| Gender, M/F, n | 27/17 | 41/30 | 0.701 |
| Age, mean ± SD, yr | 54.98 ± 10.41 | 52.46 ± 10.33 | 0.209 |
| Etiology, n | |||
| HBV cirrhosis | 23 | 46 | 0.183 |
| HCV cirrhosis | 3 | 5 | 0.963 |
| Schistosome cirrhosis | 6 | 9 | 0.882 |
| Alcoholic cirrhosis | 3 | 4 | 0.796 |
| Autoimmunity liver cirrhosis | 9 | 7 | 0.111 |
| APACHE II score, mean ± SD | 3.32 ± 2.27 | 3.49 ± 2.57 | 0.712 |
| Child-Pugh classification, A/B, n | 29/15 | 39/32 | 0.244 |
| Longitudinal diameter of spleen, mean ± SD, mm | 179.45 ± 27.88 | 185.44 ± 33.24 | 0.321 |
| WBC, mean ± SD, 109/L | 2.89 ± 1.65 | 3.07 ± 1.85 | 0.596 |
| Hb , mean ± SD, g/dL | 104.16 ± 26.95 | 95.34 ± 28.14 | 1.000 |
| PLT, mean ± SD, 109/L | 40.32 ± 7.74 | 38.24 ± 9.18 | 0.214 |
| TBIL, mean ± SD, μmol/L | 19.21 ± 9.76 | 20.88 ± 12.66 | 0.454 |
| AST, mean ± SD, U/L | 34.93 ± 21.26 | 35.89 ± 15.08 | 0.779 |
| ALT, mean ± SD, U/L | 31.14 ± 23.91 | 29.41 ± 15.28 | 0.637 |
| BUN, mean ± SD, mmol/L | 5.93 ± 2.25 | 5.38 ± 1.95 | 0.168 |
| CER, mean ± SD, μmol/L | 72.32 ± 17.63 | 71.15 ± 19.81 | 0.748 |
ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; BUN: Urea nitrogen; CER: Creatinine; Hb: Hemoglobin; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; MLSD: Modified laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection; OSD: Open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection; PLT: Platelet; WBC: White blood cell.