Research Article
Comparison of Laparoscopy and Laparotomy in Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer: Early Experiences from a Developing Country
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the patients.
| | Laparoscopy (n = 62) | Laparotomy (n = 66) | value |
| Operation time in minutes, median (range) | 120 (100–140) | 110 (80–125) | | Body mass index (kg/m2 ± standard deviation) | 27 ± 4 | 30 ± 5 | | Dissected pelvic node count, median (range) | 20 (8–28) | 22 (12–25) | | Intraoperative blood loss (mL) | 150 (50–200) | 300 (200–400) | | Days of hospital stay, median (range) | 2.3 (2–5) | 5.4 (4–7) | |
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