Single-Incision Laparoscopic Colectomy for Cancer: Short-Term Outcomes and Comparative Analysis

Table 1

Preoperative characteristics.

Parameters	SILC (𝑛=50)	MIS (𝑛=50)	𝑃 value
Age (years)	64.6 ± 12.4	66.3 ± 12.9	0.49
Gender (F, %)	25.0 (50%)	27.0 (54%)	0.69
BMI (kg/m^2)	27.2 ± 5.7	31.0 ± 8.1	0.007
ASA score	2.5 ± 0.7	2.7 ± 0.6	0.06
Prior abdominal surgery (%)	24.0 (48%)	29.0 (58%)	0.32
Operative procedure
Right colectomy	33 (66%)	33 (66%)
Transverse colectomy	2 (4%)	2 (4%)
Left colectomy	2 (4%)	2 (4%)
High anterior resection	12 (24%)	12 (24%)
Subtotal colectomy	1 (2%)	1 (2%)

BMI: body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; MIS: minimally invasive group composed of conventional multiport and hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery; SILC: single-incision colectomy group.