Table 3

Distinction between pelvic RPEP and abdominal RPEP.

Adjacent to abdominal aorta, inferior vena cava (n=41)

Adjacent to iliac vessels (n=14)

P-value/χ2

Severe symptoms or unstable vital signs n (%)

10(24.4)

4(28.6)

0.096

Diameter of sac/cm (Embedded Image ±s)

3.81 ​± ​1.74

3.77 ​± ​2.39

0.441

hCG before surgery (IU/L) (Embedded Image ±s)

40445 ​± ​30081

18202 ​± ​16681

0.027

Times of surgery (Embedded Image ±s)

1.34 ​± ​0.62

1.57 ​± ​0.65

0.277

hCG normalization time after surgery/d (Embedded Image ±s)

19.29 ​± ​8.69

16.73 ​± ​11.1

0.134

  • Note:Among the continuous data, only the hCG normalization time after surgery followed a normal distribution. Abdominal RPEP: the sac adjacent to abdominal aorta, inferior vena cava.

    Pelvic RPEP: the sac adjacent to iliac vessels.