Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2025; 17(3): 104966
Published online Mar 16, 2025. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i3.104966
Table 1 Baseline characteristics and clinical data of the patients
Grouping
Quantity
Percentage
Cumulative percentage
Hernia side
    Bilateral810.8110.81
    Right4358.1168.92
    Left2331.08100.00
Hernia type
    Oblique hernia4864.8672.97
    Direct hernia1520.2793.24
    Femoral hernia56.76100.00
    Other68.118.11
Age classification
    < 60 years3445.9545.95
    ≥ 60 years4054.05100.00
BMI classification (n = 73)
    ≤ 244358.9058.90
    > 243041.10100.00
Sex
    Male6486.4986.49
    Female1013.51100.00
Occupational classification (n = 72)74100.0100.0
Table 2 Myopectineal orifice length and area, cm
Name
Sample size
Minimum value
Maximum value
The average value
SD
Median
Intraoperative AC506.0008.5007.0520.4747.000
Intraoperative BD505.0007.5006.2660.6096.400
Preoperative AC746.2208.4107.2040.4747.275
Preoperative BD745.2207.4106.1130.4026.115
MPO area, cm27412.67026.84019.5353.32519.640
Table 3 Comparison of preoperative computed tomography measurement data and intraoperative measurement data
Name
Pairing 1
Pairing 2
Difference (pairing 1-pairing 2)
t
P
Intraoperative AC paired with preoperative AC7.05 ± 0.477.18 ± 0.51-0.12-1.8900.065
Intraoperative BD paired with preoperative BD6.27 ± 0.616.17 ± 0.400.091.0100.317
Table 4 The influence of sex, age, and body mass index on the size of the myopubic foramen, mean ± SD

Intraoperative AC
Intraoperative BD
Preoperative AC
Preoperative BD
MPO area
Gender
    Male (n = 64)7.09 ± 0.476.35 ± 0.617.25 ± 0.466.13 ± 0.4119.59 ± 3.12
    Female (n = 10)6.85 ± 0.495.83 ± 0.356.92 ± 0.466.03 ± 0.3719.17 ± 4.64
    t1.3242.3332.0420.6670.278
    P0.1920.024a0.045a0.5070.786
Age
    < 60 (n = 34)7.05 ± 0.346.36 ± 0.607.18 ± 0.466.14 ± 0.3720.07 ± 3.31
    ≥ 60 (n = 40)7.06 ± 0.596.17 ± 0.617.22 ± 0.496.09 ± 0.4319.08 ± 3.31
    t-0.0881.110-0.4070.5541.274
    P0.9300.2720.6850.5820.207
BMI
    ≤ 24 (n = 43)6.97 ± 0.406.20 ± 0.607.17 ± 0.436.10 ± 0.3619.40 ± 3.34
    > 24 (n = 30)7.17 ± 0.556.36 ± 0.627.24 ± 0.546.13 ± 0.4719.75 ± 3.40
    t-1.536-0.898-0.542-0.286-0.432
    P0.1310.3740.5900.7750.667
Table 5 Influence of hernia side and hernia type on the size of the myopubic foramen, mean ± SD

Intraoperative AC
Intraoperative BD
Preoperative AC
Preoperative BD
MPO area
Hernia side
    Right (n = 43)7.07 ± 0.486.29 ± 0.587.26 ± 0.496.11 ± 0.4019.56 ± 3.30
    Left (n = 23)6.96 ± 0.556.15 ± 0.677.10 ± 0.476.04 ± 0.4219.10 ± 3.42
    t0.6200.6831.2700.6890.536
    P0.5390.4990.2090.4930.594
Hernia type
    Oblique hernia (n = 48)7.02 ± 0.496.33 ± 0.607.21 ± 0.486.12 ± 0.3919.59 ± 3.25
    Direct hernia (n = 15)7.12 ± 0.466.22 ± 0.667.26 ± 0.486.15 ± 0.4419.98 ± 3.12
    t-0.5480.496-0.347-0.250-0.414
    P0.5860.6220.7290.8040.680