Table 3.
Pooled results of the studies
Approach | Recurrence (%), CI (n/N) | Complications (%), CI (n/N) | Postoperative pain (%), CI (n/N) |
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Laparoscopic | 1.0, 0.0–2.0 (3/312) | 25.2, 18.1–32.3 (36/143) | 0.0, 0.0–11.5 (0/26) |
Open | 2.3, 1.4–3.2 (25/1,068) | 10.2, 8.1–12.2 (85/835) | 9.8, 7.0–12.6 (42/429) |
N = total of which laparoscopic or open recurrence/complication/postoperative pain rate was noted