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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of enrolled patients who underwent transvaginal natural orifice cystectomy with (group A) and without Tisseel (group B)

From: Use of human fibrin glue (Tisseel) versus suture during transvaginal natural orifice ovarian cystectomy of benign and non-endometriotic ovarian tumor: a retrospective comparative study

 

Group A (n = 54)

Group B (n = 71)

P

Patients

   

 Age (years)

32.5 (18–44)

34.0 (20–48)

0.089

 Body mass index (kg/m2)

20.9 (15.7–36.8)

21.2 (16.3–40.3)

0.411

 Vaginal delivery

0 (0–3)

0 (0–4)

0.032

  Yes

16 (29.6)

33 (46.5)

0.056

  No

38 (70.4)

38 (53.5)

 

Bilaterality of massesa

  

0.698

 Unilateral

52 (96.3)

66 (93.0)

 

  Right side

22 (40.7)

36 (50.7)

0.269

  Left side

30 (55.6)

30 (42.3)

0.140

 Bilateral sides

2 (3.7)

5 (7.0)

 

  Main mass diameter (cm)

8 (5–17)

7 (5–19)

0.292

  CA125 before operation (U/mL)

17.7 (5–56)

15.7 (6–53)

0.134

  1. Values are given as median (range) or count (%). P values were measured using the Mann–Whitney U test and Pearson’s chi-square or Fisher’s exact test, as appropriate
  2. CA125  cancer antigen
  3. aDetermined with preoperative transvaginal pelvic ultrasonography