Endoscopic versus open surgery for soft tissue vascular anomalies and benign tumors: a two-center propensity score-matched study
Ming Li, Huaijie Wang, Zhengtuan Guo, Chong Xie, Weilong Lin, Peihua Wang, Weijia Yang, Lingling He, Lijuan Zhang · 2026
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Ming Li and eight co-authors compare in 2026 endoscopic and open surgery for soft tissue vascular anomalies and benign tumors across two centers. No large study had weighed the scope-based approach against the classic open one for these lesions. Records of 414 patients were matched by propensity scores to level the comparison.
After matching, 75 patients per arm remained. The endoscopic group bled less, a median 20 versus 50 milliliters, but operations ran longer, about 223 versus 173 minutes. Skin burns near the site were more common with the scope, while major complications were absent in both arms. The trade-off is now quantified: less blood and smaller wounds against longer anesthesia and a few technique-specific risks.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ming Li, Huaijie Wang, Zhengtuan Guo, Chong Xie, Weilong Lin, Peihua Wang, Weijia Yang, Lingling He, Lijuan Zhang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |