Table 1 Patient baseline characteristics prior to treatment

Age (y)

32.6 ± 3.8 (23–41)

32.8 ± 3.6 (23–42)

0.735

Gravidity (n)

2.2 ± 1.1 (1–5)

2.0 ± 1.1 (1–6)

0.175

Number of cesarean deliveries (n)

1.4 ± 0.5 (1–3)

1.3 ± 0.5 (1–3)

0.089

Duration of menstruation before cesarean delivery (d)

6.3 ± 1.3 (3–10)

6.2 ± 1.1 (3–9)

0.793

Duration of postmenstrual spotting after cesarean delivery (prior to surgical repair of CSD) (d)

15.3 ± 4.1 (5–25)

14.0 ± 3.2 (5–30)

0.013

 anteflexion

25 (50.0%)

99 (43.4%)

0.244

 retroflexion

25 (50.0%)

129 (56.6%)

 CSD length

7.7 ± 3.3 (2.0–17.0)

8.0 ± 3.5 (2.0–18.0)

0.640

 CSD width

12.2 ± 4.4 (3.0–23.0)

12.3 ± 5.7 (3.0–30.0)

0.911

 CSD depth

7.1 ± 3.4 (2.0–19.0)

6.4 ± 2.8 (2.0–18.0)

0.177

 TRM

2.9 ± 1.4 (1.0–9.0)

2.7 ± 1.1 (0.7–7.0)

0.253

 CSD length

9.3 ± 3.8 (1.0–18.5)

9.1 ± 3.2 (1.0–20.0)

0.653

 CSD width

15.0 ± 3.7 (5.0–22.4)

16.6 ± 4.4 (5.0–28.4)

0.018

 CSD depth

6.0 ± 2.0 (2.5–11.3)

6.2 ± 2.6 (1.6–21.0)

0.619

 TRM

2.9 ± 1.1 (1.0–6.0)

2.5 ± 1.2 (0.5–10.1)

0.033