Short term and long term results after open vs.laparoscopic appendectomy in childhood and adolescence: a subgroup analysis

Table 4 Results of the re-evaluation

Parameter	Open appendectomy (n = 83)	Laparoscopic appendectomy (n = 75)	pvalue
Answered questionnaires [n]	42	51
Female : Male [n]	19:23	34:17	0.868
Evaluation rate [%]	51	68	0.263
Age [years] at time of re-evaluation median (range)	19.1 (13.8-23.2)	18.5 (12.6-22.8)	0.195
BMI [kg/m²] median ( range)	22.9 (15.6-48.0)	22.9 (17.9-36.7)	0.431
Postoperative interval [years] median (range)	7.2 (5.7-8.2)	6.5 (5.5-7.2)	0.094

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