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Table 2 Operative details

From: Long term outcome of anastomotic leakage in patients undergoing low anterior resection for rectal cancer

N (%)

Overall Population

Symptomatic AL (SAL)

Asymptomatic AL (AAL)

Without AL AL)

P

200 (100)

29 (14.5)

10 (5.0)

161 (80.5)

Laparoscopic, n (%)

188 (94.0)

27 (93.1)

10 (100.0)

151 (93.8)

0.707

 Conversion to laparotomy

45 (22.5)

6 (20.7)

3 (30.0)

36 (22.3)

0.827

Complete TME, n (%)

149 (74.5)

22 (75.9)

8 (80.0)

119 (73.9)

0.438

PME, n (%)

51 (25.5)

7 (24.1)

2 (20.0)

42 (26.1)

 

Rectal anastomosis technique, n (%)

    

0.310

 Latero - terminal

93 (46.5)

13 (44.8)

7 (70.0)

73 (45.3)

 

 Termino - terminal

107 (53.5)

16 (55.2)

3 (30.0)

88 (54.7)

 

Colo anal manual anastomosis, n (%)

29 (14.5)

5 (17.2)

0

24 (14.9)

0.296

Intersphincteric resection (ISR), n (%)

 Total ISR

1 (0.5)

0

0

1 (0.6)

0.885

 Partial ISR

8 (4)

1 (3.4)

0

7 (4.3)

 

Diverting stoma, n (%)

179 (89.5)

25 (86.2)

10 (100.0)

144 (89.4)

0.735

  1. AL Anastomotic leak, SAL symptomatic AL, AAL asymptomatic AL and WAL without AL, TME Total mesorectal excision; PME Partial mesorectal excision