Size of spleen, operative time, intraoperative blood loss, postoperative pain score and duration of hospital stay in the two groups
| Staple-less group (n=20) | Stapler group (n=20) | P value | |
| Spleen size (cm) | 13.2±3.6 | 13.4±4.1 | 0.947 |
| Operative time (min) | 135.3±30.7 | 127.0±27.0 | 0.512 |
| Intraoperative blood loss (mL) | 141.5±44.6 | 131.5±58.0 | 0.253 |
| Pain score on day 1 | 5 (4-6) | 5 (4-6) | 0.758 |
| Postop stay (days) | 3 (2-6) | 3 (2-5) | 0.529 |
Data are presented as mean±SD or number (%).