Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

From: Two-port access for laparoscopic surgery for endometrial cancer using conventional laparoscopic instruments

Characteristic

CL

TPA

P value

Mean (SD)

(n = 59)

(n = 89)

Preoperative

Age, years

54.19

(8.20)

55.89

(10.72)

0.28

BMI, kg/m2

24.97

(4.77)

24.56

(5.46)

0.64

Parity (%)

42

(71.19)

68

(76.40)

0.48

Medical history

0.56

(0.97)

0.84

(1.15)

0.12

Surgical history

0.46

(0.75)

0.31

(0.63)

0.21

CA-125, U/mL

27.63

(27.27)

31.02

(43.33)

0.61

Operator* (%)

24

(40.68)

46

(51.69)

0.19

Uterine volume, cm3

111.51

(83.16)

129.19

(94.55)

0.56

Intraoperative

Omentectomy (%)

12

(20.34)

24

(26.97)

0.36

Washing cytology (%)

55

(93.22)

89

(100.00)

0.01

PALND (%)

21

(35.59)

5

(5.62)

 < .01

Adhesion (%)

9

(15.25)

27

(30.34)

0.04

  1. P < 0.05 is in bold.
  2. *Percentage of surgeons performing < 10 cases of minimally invasive gynecological oncology surgeries per year.