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Table 1 patient and tumor characteristics

From: The safety and efficiency of retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy via extra and intra perinephric fat approaches: a retrospective clinical study

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EPFA (nĀ =ā€‰56)

IPFA (nā€‰=ā€‰56)

P

Age (years)

55.44ā€‰Ā±ā€‰12.07

51.26ā€‰Ā±ā€‰12.13

0.070

Sex

ā€ƒmale

25

34

0.013

ā€ƒfemale

31

22

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BMI (kg/m2)

25.83ā€‰Ā±ā€‰4.83

27.35ā€‰Ā±ā€‰3.66

0.226

Sides

ā€ƒRight

28

24

0.527

ā€ƒLeft

28

32

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Heypertension

36

42

0.304

Diabetes

12

11

0.815

Diameter (cm)

3.04ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.30

2.60ā€‰Ā±ā€‰1.24

0.073

Diagnosis

ā€ƒNonfunctioning tumor

44

33

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ā€ƒPheochromocytoma

4

1

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ā€ƒAldosteronoma

7

21

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ā€ƒCushing syndrome

1

0

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ā€ƒmetastatic carcinoma

0

1

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Pathology

ā€ƒCortical adenoma

43

47

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ā€ƒNeurilemmoma

2

1

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ā€ƒPheochromocytoma

5

2

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ā€ƒCortical nodular hyperplasia

2

2

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ā€ƒGanglion cell neuroma

1

0

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ā€ƒAngiomyolipoma

1

1

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ā€ƒHemangioma

1

0

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ā€ƒMyelolipoma

1

1

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ā€ƒPoorly differentiated carcinoma (metastatic carcinoma)

0

1

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  1. EPFA extra perinephric fat approach, IPFA: intra perinephric fat approach
  2. BMI: Body Mass Index