Laparoscopic Hernia Repair versus Open Herniotomy in Children: A Controlled Randomized Study

Table 5

Duplex evaluation of centripetal artery in males of both groups.

Groups	Group A (𝑛=87)			Group B (𝑛=92)
	Mean (RI)	RI range	SD	Mean (RI)	RI range	SD
Preoperative	0.48	0.41–0.52	0.03*	0.48	0.41–0.52	0.029
Early postoperative	0.47	0.40–0.52	0.031*	0.47	0.40–0.52	0.031
Late postoperative	0.46	0.40–0.49	0.032*	0.50	0.40–0.78	0.037
Statistics	Paired (t) = 75.0, P value < 0.001*			Paired (t) = 3.02, P value = 0.003*

* Significant.