Minimally Invasive Approaches for the Management of “Difficult” Colonic Polyps

Table 1

Demographic data, intraoperative parameters, and postoperative outcomes for “intention to treat” groups undergoing EMR, LAEP, and LAC.

Parameter	EMR (𝑛=30)	LAEP (𝑛=25)	LAC (𝑛=68)
Gender (female : male)	12 : 18	12 : 13	33 : 35
Age (years)	61.1±8.9	56.0±13.8	63.8±9.6
BMI (kg/m^2)	29.9±5.6	29.3±4.8	29.8±6.8
ASA* (range)	2 (1–3)	2 (1–4)	2 (1–4)
Past surgical history**	N/A	11 (44.0)	36 (52.9)
Success rate (%)	76.7	76.0	100.0
Operative time (min)	N/A	92.7±31.0	119.2±50.1
Estimated blood loss (mL)	N/A	20.0±23.8	70.0±41.2
Length of stay (days)	D/C on DOP	1.5±0.8	3.5±1.6
Postoperative complications	None	Postoperative ileus (𝑛=1)	Postoperative ileus (𝑛=3)
		Abdominal abscess (𝑛=1)	Wound infection (𝑛=2)
			Anastomotic leak (𝑛=2)

Data presented as mean ±   standard deviation unless otherwise specified.
* Data for ASA presented as median (range), **data represents number (𝑛) and percentage (%).
ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists score, BMI: body mass index, D/C on DOP: discharged on date of procedure, EMR: endoscopic mucosal resection, LAC: laparoscopic-assisted colectomy, LAEP: laparoscopic-assisted endoscopic polypectomy, and N/A: not available.