Laparoscopic radical cystectomy with pelvic re-peritonealization: the technique and initial clinical outcomes

BMC Urology

Table 1 The clinical characteristics and perioperative parameters of patients received LRC with or without pelvic re-peritonealization

Variables	LRC-PR	LRC	P ^#
Patients, n	78	92
Age	58.1 ± 8.35	57.5 ± 7.29	0.709
Gender
Male	56 (71.8%)	68 (73.9%)	0.757
Female	22 (29.2%)	24 (26.1%)
BMI (kg/m²)	23.05 ± 3.48	24.34 ± 3.13	0.149
Total operative time	263.5 ± 36.5	244.1 ± 41.2	0.072
Estimated blood loss	312.3 ± 120.1	301.8 ± 91.3	0.717
Major Complications ^*	–	–	–
Bowel recovery time	2.79 ± 1.07	3.72 ± 0.93	0.001
Bowel obstruction	4 (5.1%)	9 (9.8%)	0.225
Hospitalization stay, d	5.46 ± 1.82	6.68 ± 2.21	0.029

^* No major complications such as intestinal and blood vessels injury was observed in both groups
^# Student t test for continuous variables; the chi-square test for categorical variables
LRC-PR laparoscopic radical cystectomy with pelvic re-peritonealization, LRC laparoscopic radical cystectomy

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