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

Table 2

Intraoperative and pathological data.

Parameters	SILC (𝑛=50)	MIS (𝑛=50)	𝑃 value
Operative time (min)	127.9 ± 37.6	126.7 ± 63.6	0.9
Estimated blood loss (cc)	64.4 ± 64.7	87.2 ± 89.8	0.15
Complications (%)	1.0 (2%)	0	1.0
Conversion to open surgery (%)	0	1.0 (2%)	0.31
Extracted lymph nodes	21.4 ± 8.4	19.2 ± 7.6	0.17
Positive margins	0	0

MIS: minimally invasive group composed of conventional multiport and hand-assisted laparoscopic surgery; SILC: single-incision colectomy group.