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. 2014 Jul-Sep;18(3):e2014.00350. doi: 10.4293/JSLS.2014.00350

Table 1.

Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients After SILS

Data
Demographic data
    Age [median (range)] (y) 23 (0.6–73)
    Male sex 35 of 81 (43.2)
Medical history
    Presence of comorbidities 57 of 81 (70.4)
    BMI [median (range)] (kg/m2) 23 (18–35.7)
Clinical features of SILH performed
    Diagnosis
        Splenomegaly 33 of 74 (44.6)
        Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura 23 of 74 (31)
        Immune thrombocytopenic purpura 5 of 74 (6.8)
        Lymphomas 5 of 74 (6.8)
        Splenic cysts 4 of 74 (5.4)
        Traumatic rupture 2 of 74 (2.8)
        Hydatid cyst 1 of 74 (1.3)
        Multiple splenic abscesses 1 of 74 (1.3)
    Type of splenectomy
        Partial splenectomy 2 of 81 (2.5)
    Patient position
        Semilateral 49 of 79 (62)
        Lateral 30 of 79 (38)
    Surgical approach
        Umbilical 57 of 81 (70.4)
        Periumbilical 17 of 81 (21)
        Supraumbilical 5 of 81 (6.1)
        Left upper quadrant 2 of 81 (2.5)
    Weight of spleen [median (range)] (g) 446 (125–590)
Operative parameters
    Port system applied
        2 or 3 single ports (5- to 12-mm trocars) 43 of 79 (54.4)
        SILS port 21 of 79 (26.6)
        TriPort 6 of 79 (7.6)
        Glove port 5 of 79 (6.3)
        GelPort 4 of 79 (5.1)
    Size of incision [median (range)] (mm) 22 (10–35)
Outcomes
    Operative time [median (range)] (min) 125 (45–420)
    Blood loss [median (range)] (mL) 50 (10–450)
    Conversions 4 of 81 (4.9)
    Transfusion needed 11 of 81 (13.6)
    Hospital stay [median (range)] (d) 3 (1–9)
    Complications 6 of 81 (7.4)
    Death 0 of 81
    Positive cosmesis 42 of 81 (51.8)

Data are presented as number (percent) unless otherwise indicated.