Comparison of Two Different Accesses Single Orifice Percutaneous Endoscopic Surgery in Diagnosis of Ascites of Unknown Origin: A Retrospective Study

Table 1

Clinical outcomes of IM group versus UM group for diagnosis of ascites of unknown origin.

Patients ()	IM group ()	UM group ()	value
Gender, male/female	22/48	34/44	0.128
Age, (mean, range), years	46.1 (14-83)	49.2 (12-88)	0.276
Diagnostic value (, %)	63/70 (90.0%)	71/78 (91.0%)	0.831
Malignant tumors	26 (41.3%)	38 (53.5%)	0.156
Tuberculosis peritonitis	24 (38.1%)	17 (23.9%)	0.076
Liver cirrhosis	3 (4.8%)	10 (14.1%)	0.069
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis	5 (7.9%)	3 (4.2%)	0.365
Others	5 (7.9%)	3 (4.2%)	0.365
Procedure time, (), min			≤0.001
Time till stitches removal (median, IQR), days	7 (7-7)	7 (7-7)	0.005
Complication rate (n, %)	0/70 (0%)	8/78 (10.3%)	0.017
During procedure	0 (0%)	1/8
Pneumothorax	—	1
Postprocedure	0 (0%)	7/8
Delayed bleeding	—	3
Infection of puncture site	—	3
Subcutaneous emphysema	—	1
Length of hospital stay, (median, IQR), days	2.59 (2.00-3.01)	2.92 (1.97-4.00)	0.222
Hospital cost, (), yuan			0.473

Abbreviations: IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.