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Table 3 Comparation of thoracoscopic surgery and thoracotomy surgery in total

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

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