Table 1 Pairwise comparisons of positive diagnoses
Encapsulated effusion ① | Varicocele ② | Shrinking mesh ③ | Recurrent hernia ④ | Sum | χ2 value | P value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Combined | Un- combined | Combined | Un- combined | Combined | Un- combined | Combined | Un- combined | ||||
Encapsulated effusion | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 18 | 23 | ||
Scrotal wall edema | 19 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 18 | 19 | ①41.37 | <0.05 |
Testitis | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 10 | ||
Hydrocele testis | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | ||
Mesh sutured into pubic tubercle | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Cyst of spermatic cord / epididymal cyst | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
Accumulational mesh | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
Varicocele | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 14 | 16 | ||
Restricted motion of spermatic cord at deep inguinal ring | 0 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 20 | ②20.07 | <0.05 |
Shrinking mesh | 0 | 31 | 4 | 27 | 31 | 0 | 23 | 8 | 31 | ④13.19 | <0.05 |
Recurrent hernia | 5 | 29 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 34 | ③7.36 | <0.05 |
Sum | 57 | 110 | 41 | 126 | 69 | 98 | 75 | 92 | 167 | ||