Brief Article
Copyright ©2009 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2009; 15(45): 5706-5711
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5706
Table 2 Surgical procedures and postoperative results n (%)
Group A (n = 225)Group B (n = 178)P
Postoperative mortality-8 (4.5)0.001
Postoperative complications38 (16.9)37 (20.8)0.367
Surgical complications27 (12)21 (11.8)1
Medical complications11 (4.9)16 (9)0.112
Operation
Right hemicolectomy53 (23.6)61 (34.3)
Left hemicolectomy73 (32.4)50 (28.1)
Transverse colon resection5 (2.2)9 (5.1)
Abdominoperineal resection9 (4)8 (4.5)
Lower anterior resection78 (34.7)43 (24.2)
Hartmann resection1 (0.4)4 (2.2)
Stoma2 (0.9)2 (1.1)
Miscellaneous4 (1.8)1 (0.6)
Anastomotic leakage rate10 (4.4)4 (2.3)0.282