Comparison of perioperative outcomes between laparoscopic and open partial splenectomy in children and adolescents

Table 1 Demographic data for 26 patients undergoing laparoscopic partial splenectomy or open partial splenectomy

	Laparoscopic, n = 10	Open, n = 16	P value
Gender (male:female)	2:8	7:9	0.399
Age at operation (yr)	13.1 (7.7-20.3)	10.7 (5.0-18.2)	0.220
Weight at operation (kg)	50.5 (25.0-70.0)	32.6 (18.0-70.0)	0.120
Height at operation (m)	1.54 (1.28-1.67)	1.41 (1.10-1.85)	0.316
BMI at operation (kg/m2)	21.30 (14.92-25.71)	16.58 (12.71-24.22)	0.036
Indicating primary disease			0.292
Hereditary spherocytosis (%)	9 (90)	14 (88)
DiGeorge syndrome (%)	0 (0)	2 (13)
Splenic cyst (%)	1 (10)	0 (0)
Duration of follow-up (yr)	4.1 (2.1-5.2)	6.6 (4.4-11.4)	< 0.001

Data are median (range) or frequency (%). BMI: Body mass index.