Table 1 Baseline patient’s characteristics
From: Laparoscopic transperitoneal adrenalectomy in the large adrenal tumor from single center experience
Group 1 (N = 408) Tumor size < 6 cm | Group 2 (N = 48) Tumor size ≥ 6 cm | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, years, median (IQR) | 47.4 (38–56) | 51.4 (43–60) | 0.04* |
Gender, male: female, N (%) | 139 (34.1): 269 (65.9) | 15 (31.3): 33 (68.7) | 0.70 |
BMI, kg/m2, median (IQR) | 25.6 (22.8–28.4) | 23.2 (19.6–26.5) | 0.001* |
Tumor laterality, right: left, N (%) | 179 (43.9): 229 (56.1) | 26 (54.2): 22 (45.8) | 0.18 |
Tumor size, cm, median (IQR) | 2 (1.5–3) | 8 (6.6–10) | < 0.001* |
Comorbidities, N (%) | |||
Diabetes | 77 (18.9) | 11 (22.9) | 0.50 |
Hypertension | 365 (89.5) | 35 (72.9) | 0.001* |
Chronic kidney disease | 21 (5.2) | 2 (4.2) | 0.77 |
Dyslipidemia | 74 (18.1) | 10 (20.8) | 0.65 |
ASA classification, N (%) | < 0.001* | ||
1 | 21 (5.2) | 11 (22.9) | |
2 | 357 (87.5) | 35 (72.9) | |
3 | 30 (7.4) | 2 (4.2) | |
Previous abdominal surgery, N (%) | 136 (33.8) | 15 (32.6) | 0.87 |
Preoperative diagnosis, N (%) | < 0.001* | ||
APA | 267 (65.4) | 2 (4.2) | |
Cushing syndrome | 59 (14.5) | 2 (4.2) | |
Incidentaloma | 34 (8.3) | 16 (33.3) | |
Pheochromocytoma | 36 (8.8) | 21 (43.8) | |
Metastasis | 7 (1.7) | 4 (8.3) | |
Myelolipoma | 1 (0.2) | 2 (4.2) | |
Adrenocortical carcinoma | 4 (1.2) | 1 (2.1) | |