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Table 2 Choice of operation for curatively and noncuratively treated patients (N = 11,510).

From: Rectal cancer treatment and outcome in the elderly: an audit based on the Swedish rectal cancer registry 1995–2004

 

Operation

< 75 years

≥ 75 years

All patients

Curative surgery

 

N = 6,042

N = 3,663

N = 9,705

 

AR

3,965 (65.6)

1,998 (54.5)

5,963 (61.4)

 

APE

1,783 (29.5)

1,047 (28.6)

2,830 (29.2)

 

HA

294 (4.9)

618 (16.9)

912 (9.4)

Noncurative surgery

 

N = 1,160

N = 645

N = 1,805

 

AR

485 (41.8)

214 (33.2)

699 (38.7)

 

APE

350 (30.2)

208 (32.2)

558 (30.9)

 

HA

325 (28.0)

223 (34.6)

548 (30.4)

Total

 

7,202

4,308

11,510

  1. Values are absolute numbers with percentages given in brackets.
  2. P < 0.001 for both curative and noncurative surgery. Chi-squar test was used for analysis of difference between age groups. AR, anterior resection. APE, abdominoperineal excision. HA, Hartmann's procedure.