Long-term outcomes after laparoscopic colectomy

Table 2 Long-term postoperative morbidity

	LPS (n = 330)	Open (n = 332)	P-value
Overall1	25 (7.6%)	37 (11.1%)	0.17
Incisional hernia	12 (3.6%)	22 (6.6%)	0.12
Intestinal obstruction	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	0.99
Abdominal abscess	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0.99
Urinary dysfunction	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.2%)	0.68
Fecal incontinence	6 (1.8%)	8 (2.4%)	0.79
Anastomosis stenosis	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	0.99

Data are number of patients (%).

¹Numbers of single type of complication do not add up to the number of overall complications within the two groups, because of the possible occurrence of more type of complications in some patients. LPS: Laparoscopic.