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World J Gastroenterol. Apr 28, 2007; 13(16): 2339-2343
Published online Apr 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i16.2339
Published online Apr 28, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i16.2339
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients, tumors, treatment and survival
| Parameter | n (%) | Survival rate (%) | P |
| Age ≤ 60 yr | 9 (42.8) | 66.7 | NS |
| > 60 yr | 12 (57.2) | 41.8 | |
| Tumor site > 7 cm | 15 (71.4) | 68.1 | NS |
| ≤ 7 cm | 6 (28.6) | 42.9 | |
| Differentation grade | NS | ||
| Well/moderate | 12 (57.2) | 55.6 | |
| Poor | 9 (42.8) | 50.0 | |
| Anemia: absent | 18 (85.7) | 57.4 | NS |
| present | 3 (14.3) | 51.5 | |
| Lymph node-status: (-) | 7 (33.3) | 85.7 | < 0.05 |
| (+) | 14 (66.7) | 35.7 | |
| Chemoradiation | |||
| Preoperative | 10 (47.6) | 80.0 | < 0.05 |
| Postoperative | 11 (52.4) | 27.3 |
Table 2 Impact of chemoradiation on intra- and postoperative variables
| Parameter | Preoperative | Postoperative | P |
| Surgery duration | 155 min | 137 min | NS |
| Intraoperative blood loss ≥ 1 L | 1 | 1 | NS |
| Intraoperative bowel perforation | Absent | Absent | - |
| Postoperative bladder disturbances | 3 | 2 | NS |
| Postoperative anorectal dysfunction | 6 | 5 | NS |
| Minimal distal clearance | 10.6 mm | 9.5 mm | NS |
| Minimal radial clearance | 4.2 mm | 1.1 mm | < 0.01 |
- Citation: Szynglarewicz B, Matkowski R, Kasprzak P, Sydor D, Forgacz J, Pudelko M, Kornafel J. Sphincter-preserving R0 total mesorectal excision with resection of internal genitalia combined with pre- or postoperative chemoradiation for T4 rectal cancer in females. World J Gastroenterol 2007; 13(16): 2339-2343
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v13/i16/2339.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v13.i16.2339