Perioperative advantages of modified laparoscopic vs open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection

Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the modified laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection and open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection groups

Variable	MLSD (n = 44)	OSD (n = 71)	P value
Gender, M/F, n	27/17	41/30	0.701
Age, mean ± SD, yr	54.98 ± 10.41	52.46 ± 10.33	0.209
Etiology, n
HBV cirrhosis	23	46	0.183
HCV cirrhosis	3	5	0.963
Schistosome cirrhosis	6	9	0.882
Alcoholic cirrhosis	3	4	0.796
Autoimmunity liver cirrhosis	9	7	0.111
APACHE II score, mean ± SD	3.32 ± 2.27	3.49 ± 2.57	0.712
Child-Pugh classification, A/B, n	29/15	39/32	0.244
Longitudinal diameter of spleen, mean ± SD, mm	179.45 ± 27.88	185.44 ± 33.24	0.321
WBC, mean ± SD, 109/L	2.89 ± 1.65	3.07 ± 1.85	0.596
Hb , mean ± SD, g/dL	104.16 ± 26.95	95.34 ± 28.14	1.000
PLT, mean ± SD, 109/L	40.32 ± 7.74	38.24 ± 9.18	0.214
TBIL, mean ± SD, μmol/L	19.21 ± 9.76	20.88 ± 12.66	0.454
AST, mean ± SD, U/L	34.93 ± 21.26	35.89 ± 15.08	0.779
ALT, mean ± SD, U/L	31.14 ± 23.91	29.41 ± 15.28	0.637
BUN, mean ± SD, mmol/L	5.93 ± 2.25	5.38 ± 1.95	0.168
CER, mean ± SD, μmol/L	72.32 ± 17.63	71.15 ± 19.81	0.748

ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; AST: Aspartate transaminase; BUN: Urea nitrogen; CER: Creatinine; Hb: Hemoglobin; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; MLSD: Modified laparoscopic splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection; OSD: Open splenectomy and azygoportal disconnection; PLT: Platelet; WBC: White blood cell.