Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Variables | All patients n = 512 |
|---|---|
| Age during surgery (y) | 54.4 ± 9.9 |
| Gender (male) | 242 (47.3%) |
| BMI (kg/m²) | 26.2 ± 3.6 |
| Side of nephrectomy (left) | 433 (84.6%) |
| Type of procedure | |
| Transperitoneal | 457 (89.3%) |
| Retroperitoneoscopic | 38 (7.4%) |
| Converted to hand‐assisted | 11 (2.1%) |
| Converted to open surgery | 6 (1.2%) |
| Length of follow‐up period | n (%) |
|---|---|
| 3 mo to <2 y | 74 (14.5%) |
| 2‐<4 y | 96 (18.8%) |
| 4‐<6 y | 89 (17.4%) |
| 6‐<8 y | 76 (14.8%) |
| 8‐<10 y | 84 (16.4%) |
| 10‐14 y | 93 (18.2%) |
Categorical variables are presented as n (%); continuous variables are presented as mean ± SD.