From: Surgical treatment of benign mediastinal teratoma: summary of experience of 108 cases
All patients N = 102 | thoracotomy surgery group N1 = 80 | thoracoscopic surgery group N2 = 22 | P value | |
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Tumorous types Solid or solid-cystic | 66(64.7%) | 56(70.0%) | 10(45.5%) | 0.09 |
Maximum diameter (cm) | 8.29 ± 4.22 | 8.76 ± 4.26 | 6.57 ± 3.63 | 0.03 |
Maximum diameter < 10 cm | 68(66.7%) | 50(62.5%) | 18(81.8%) | 0.08 |
Estimated adhesions from preoperative imaging | 72(70.6%) | 62(77.5%) | 8(36.4%) | 0.02 |
Intraoperative blood loss (ml) | 222.21 ± 442.86 | 265.31 ± 489.31 | 65.45 ± 98.79 | 0.02 |
Postoperative drainage tube removal time (days) | 3.07 ± 1.24 | 3.19 ± 1.33 | 2.64 ± 0.66 | 0.03 |
Postoperative hospital stay (days) | 8.32 ± 4.74 | 9.04 ± 4.93 | 5.73 ± 2.75 | 0.03 |