Laparoscopic Cytoreductive Surgery and HIPEC in Patients with Limited Pseudomyxoma Peritonei of Appendiceal Origin

Table 2

Characteristics of patients with limited pseudomyxoma peritonei (L-MCP) treated with cytoreductive surgery and HIPEC.

Variable	Laparoscopic CRS and HIPEC	Laparoscopic to open CRS and HIPEC
Number of patients (𝑛)	18	1
Mean age	50	74
Sex
Male	4	0
Female	14	1
Previous surgery
No	0	0
Yes	18	1
Previous chemotherapy
No	18	1
Mean body mass index	26.2	29.1
Mean peritoneal cancer index	4.2	10
Complete cytoreduction
Yes	18	1
Bowel resection
No	13	1
Yes	5	0
Mean estimated blood loss	50 mL	100 mL
Mean blood transfused	0	0
Mean duration of surgery	4.2 hours	5 hours
Grade 3 complications
No	18	1
Grade 4 complications
No	17	1
Yes	1	0
Mean length of hospital stay	5.3 days	7 days
Mean follow-up	17 months	33 months