A totally mini-invasive approach for colorectal laparoscopic surgery

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 7, 2012; 18(29): 3869-3874
Published online Aug 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3869

Table 4 Patient distribution according to age and body mass index, number of removed lymph nodes and duration of hospital stay n (%)

	Intracorporeal	Extracorporeal
Age (yr)
< 65	13.6	12.1
65-80	43.2	48.5
> 80	43.2	33.4
BMI (kg/m²)
< 25	44.4	26.9
25-30	40.7	53.1
> 30	14.9	23.0
Number of lymph nodes removed
< 12	7 (21.2)	14 (46.7)
12-15	6 (18.2)	6.6 (2)
> 15	20 (60.6)	14 (46.7)
Discharge from hospital (d)
< 6	15 (42.8)	8 (24.4)
7	10 (28.6)	10 (30.3)
8-9	5 (14.3)	8 (24.2)
> 10	5 (14.3)	7 (21.1)

BMI: Body mass index.

Citation: Anania G, Santini M, Scagliarini L, Marzetti A, Vedana L, Marino S, Gregorio C, Resta G, Cavallesco G. A totally mini-invasive approach for colorectal laparoscopic surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(29): 3869-3874
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v18/i29/3869.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3869

Anania G, Santini M, Scagliarini L, Marzetti A, Vedana L, Marino S, Gregorio C, Resta G, Cavallesco G. A totally mini-invasive approach for colorectal laparoscopic surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18(29): 3869-3874 [PMID: 22876039 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i29.3869]

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