Colorectal Cancer
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2005; 11(44): 6932-6935
Published online Nov 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i44.6932
Table 1 Characteristics of patients in the two groups
LG (n = 16)OG (n = 56)P
Age (yr)66.6±7.4 (52–83)68.2±11.3 (36–91)NS
Male/female5/1132/14NS
Duke’s stagingNSNS
A712
B624
C320
Table 2 Complications of surgery
LG (n = 16)OG (n = 56)P
Postoperative ileus05NS
Wound infection213NS
Anastomotic leakage03NS