Table 4. Surgical characteristics in patients with adnexal torsion underwent laparoscopy and laparotomy.
| Laparoscopy (n = 27) Median (range) |
Laparotomy (n = 15) Median (range) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 31 (13–76) | 41 (12–82) | 0.26 |
| Surgical time (min) | 64 (20–200) | 70 (45–168) | 0.50 |
| Blood loss (mL) | 50 (50–500) | 50 (50–400) | 0.30 |
| Tumor size (cm) | 7 (4.2–10) | 10 (7–17) | <0.01* |
| Hospital stay (day) | 4 (2–8) | 6 (3–9) | <0.01* |
| Surgeryan (%) | |||
| Detorsion and drainage | 1 (3.7%) | 0 (0%) | 0.64 |
| Detorsion and cystectomy | 10 (37.0%) | 2 (13.3%) | 0.09 |
| Detorsion and fixation | 0 (0%) | 1 (6.6%) | 0.35 |
| Ovarian or adnexal resection | 15 (55.6%) | 12 (80.0%) | 0.10 |
Notes.
P-value: Mann–Whitney U test.
a
P-value: Fisher’s exact test.
*
P-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant after test.