Table 2.

Outcomes of procedure

	OR (n = 961)	LPEC (n = 1098)	p value
Intraoperative laterals			< 0.01*
Unilateral	887 (92.3%)	619 (56.4%)
Bilateral	74 (7.7%)	479 (43.6%)
lateral ligation	1035	1577
Intraoperative cPPV	–	39% (396 /1014)
Surgical time (min, SD)
Unilateral	15.4 ± 6.1	17.4 ± 4.7	0.178
Bilateral	27.8 ± 5.9	22.3 ± 3.5	< 0.01*

cPPV  contralateral patency processus vaginalis

* p < 0.05 is statistically significant