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Table 2 Outcomes

From: A modified method for precise anastomosis during laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer: the first clinical experience and application

Outcomes

Value

Operation time(min)

193 ± 42

Hospital stay (days)

6 ± 2

Blood loss (mL)

25 ± 10

Conversion to open surgery

0

Splenic flexure mobilization

12

Anastomotic tension

 

 Grade A

0

 Grade B

49

 Grade C

0

The distance between the sacral promontory to the rectal stump (cm)

18 ± 3

the proximal resection margin(cm)

14 ± 2

the distal resection margin(cm)

2 ± 1

No. of lymph nodes

14 (12–18)

Circumferential margin involved

0

Distal margin involved

0

Proximal resection margin positive

0

Macroscopic completeness of resection

 

 Complete

49

 Nearly complete

0

The day of first flatus (days)

3 ± 1

Anastomotic leakage -Grade B

1

Anastomotic bleeding (minimal bleeding)

1

Surgical wound infection

0

Ileus

1

Obstruction

0

Complications associated with ileostomy

0

30-day Mortality

0

  1. ✦: After low anterior resection of the rectum, the anastomosis reveals an overhanging and tense colon anterior to the sacrum
  2. *: After low anterior resection, a redundant colon appears anterior to the sacrum after anastomosis due to excessive proximal colon