Table 1 Patient characteristics and postoperative outcome
From: Prognostic factors for the long term outcome after surgical celiac artery decompression in MALS
All groups | Symptom relief | Persistent symptoms | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 20 | 12 (60%) | 8 (40%) | |
Age (mean) | 38 | 38 | 37 | 0.938 |
Sex | 1.0 | |||
Male | 5 (25%) | 3 (25%) | 2 (25%) | |
Female | 15 (75%) | 9 (75%) | 6 (75%) | |
BMI | 21.1 | 21.9 | 19.8 | 0.063 |
Duration of symptoms before diagnosis (months) | 45 | 29 | 68.9 | 0.054 |
Occlusion of arteria (%) | 75 | 74 | 75 | 0.808 |
Operation | 0.767 | |||
Laparoscopic | 18 (90%) | 11 (91.7%) | 7 (87.5%) | |
Open | 2 (10%) | 1 (8.3%) | 1 (12.5%) | |
Operation time (min) | 162 | 153 | 174 | 0.563 |
Hospital stay (days) | 8.3 | 8.25 | 8.4 | 0.938 |
Follow up time (months) | 21.2 | 21.8 | 20.4 | |
Comorbidities | ||||
Mast cell activation syndrome | 7 (35%) | 2 (18.2%) | 5 (62.5%) | 0.040 |
Cardiovascular risk factors | 2 (10%) | 1 (9.1%) | 1 (12.5%) |