Table 1. Clinicopathologic characteristics and surgical outcomes.
| Characteristic | CRH (n=40) | NSRH (n=46) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (yr) | 49.5±9.1 | 46.7±9.4 | NS* |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 25.4±3.2 | 24.3± 2.2 | NS* |
| FIGO stage | NS† | ||
| IB1 | 31 (77.5) | 34 (74.0) | |
| IB2 | 3 (7.5) | 6 (13.0) | |
| IIA | 6 (15.0) | 6 (13.0) | |
| Tumor size (cm) | 2.5±1.1 | 2.1±1.3 | NS* |
| Histologic type | NS† | ||
| Squamous cell carcinoma | 33 (82.5) | 35 (76.0) | |
| Adenocarcinoma | 6 (15.0) | 11 (23.9) | |
| Adenosquamous carcinoma | 1 (2.5) | 0 | |
| Operation time (min) | 278 (244-321) | 297 (256-368) | NS‡ |
| Estimated blood loss (mL) | 520.8±239.8 | 478.9±206.5 | NS* |
| Radicality | |||
| Paracervical length, right (cm) | 4.7±1.4 | 4.2±0.9 | NS* |
| Paracervical width, right (cm) | 3.6±0.8 | 3.7±1.0 | NS* |
| Paracervical length, left (cm) | 4.8±1.4 | 4.2±1.0 | NS* |
| Paracervical width, left (cm) | 3.3±0.8 | 3.6±0.9 | NS* |
| Vaginal length (cm) | 3.0±0.8 | 3.0±0.6 | NS* |
| No. of harvested pelvic LN | 25.8±7.8 | 26.9±8.1 | NS* |
| No. of harvested para-aortic LN | 5.9±4.7 | 6.2±4.8 | NS* |
| LN involvement | 2 (5.0) | 4 (8.7) | NS† |
| No. of dissected nerve fibers | 30 (17-45) | 12 (6-21) | <0.001‡ |
| Postoperative complication | 3 (7.5) | 2 (4.3) | NS† |
| Incisional hernia | 1 | 1 | |
| Infected lymphocele | 2 | 1 | |
| No. of cases of CIC | 3 (7.5) | 0 | <0.001† |
| Days for RU <50 mL | 18 (10-85) | 11 (7-26) | <0.001‡ |
| Postoperative radiotherapy | 15 (37.5) | 14 (31.1) | NS† |
| Follow-up duration (mo) | 101 (13-137) | 111 (13-139) | NS* |
| Recurrence | 2 (5.0) | 3 (6.5) | NS† |
| 10-Year DFS (%) | 94.9 | 92.4 | NS§ |
Values are presented as mean±SD, number (%), or median (range).
BMI, body mass index; CIC, clean intermittent catheterization; CRH, conventional radical hysterectomy; DFS, disease-free survival; FIGO, International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; LN, lymph node; NS, not significant; NSRH, nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy; RU, residual urine.
*Student t-test. †Fisher exact test. ‡Mann-Whitney test. §Kaplan-Meier survival analysis.