Liver Retraction Using n-Butyl-2-Cyanoacrylate (NBCA) Glue during Laparoscopic Splenectomy and Azygoportal Disconnection in Cirrhotic Patients

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of the patients.

Variable	NBCA group (n=22)	Non-NBCA group (n=16)	P value
Age (yrs)	52.18±6.68	50.69±7.20	0.514
Sex			0.729
Male	15	12
Female	7	4
Child-Pugh class			1.000
A	13	10
B	9	6
Etiology			1.000
HBV+ cirrhosis	19	14
Alcoholic cirrhosis	3	2
spleen diameters	22.73±4.56	23.44±3.97	0.620