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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Needle consideration in umbilical two-port laparoscopic percutaneous extraperitoneal closure for patent processus vaginalis of children: hook-needle or forcep-needle

Items

Hook-needle group

Forcep-needle group

P value

Cases

19

24

 

Age (years)

4.579 ± 2.201 (1.250–8.000)

4.455 ± 2.457 (1.000–10.000)

0.8626

Sex

 M

15

23

0.2163

 F

4

1

Sides

34

40

 

 Unilateral

4

8

 

 Bilateral

15

16

0.5828