Anatomy and influence of the splenic artery in laparoscopic spleen-preserving splenic lymphadenectomy

Table 4 Comparison of postoperative characteristics between the 2 groups

Postoperative characteristics	Terminal branches of the SpA		P value
	Concentrated type	Distributed type
Postoperative hospital stay (d)	12.99 ± 7.94	11.54 ± 4.30	0.075
Day of first flatus (d)	4.17 ± 1.06	4.10 ± 0.97	0.578
Day of first fluid diet (d) Day of first semifluid diet (d)	4.81 ± 1.73 8.66 ± 5.14	4.51 ± 1.54 7.73 ± 2.04	0.120 0.068
Postoperative complications	16	6	0.412
Pulmonary infection	7	1	0.171
Abdominal infection	3	1	0.664
Wound problem	1	2	0.254
Anastomotic leakage	3	0	0.198
Chylous fistula	1	0	0.459
Anastomotic bleeding	1	1	0.663
Septicemia	1	1	0.663