Table 1 Patient demographics.

From: Single-plane retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy: a new operative procedure for benign adrenal disease

 

Single plane group

Three planes group

P

No. of patients

251

98

 

Age (years)

47.7 ± 5.9

46.2 ± 4.5

0.38

Sex (M/F), n

119/132

45/53

0.8

BMI (kg/m2)

26.6 ± 4.6

27.3 ± 4.7

0.58

Tumor size, cm

2.1 ± 0.51

2.4 ± 0.54

0.2

Tumor side (right/left), n

131/120

48/50

0.59

Clinical diagnosis

Primary aldosteronism

106

40

0.81

Cushing’s syndrome

37

18

0.4

Pheochromocytoma

55

25

0.47

Nonfunctional tumor

53

15

0.22

  1. Data are presented as n or mean ± standard deviation. M, male; F, female; BMI, body mass index.
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