Table 2.

Results of the procedures: Efficacy and safety

Variables	Men (n = 161)	Women (n = 64)	p-value
Nº. of procedures	195	77	-
Complications *	5 (3%)	2 (3%)	0.98
Length of stay	2.5 ± 0.7 days	2.1 ± 0.8 days	0.76
Recurrence	34/161 (21%)	13/64 (20%)	0.89

Values with ± indicate mean and standard deviation;

^*Men: 3 inguinal pseudo-aneurysms, 1 inguinal hematoma and 1 urethral trauma (bladder catheter). Women: 1 inguinal hematoma and 1 retroperitoneal hematoma; there were no deaths. Student's t-test and χ². P-value indicates a statistically significant difference at the level of 5%