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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Aug 15, 2021; 13(8): 879-892
Published online Aug 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i8.879
Published online Aug 15, 2021. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v13.i8.879
Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
| Characteristics | |
| Age, yr (mean ± SD) | 66.3 ± 12.8 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 44 (50.0) |
| Female | 44 (50.0) |
| Incision length (entire patient population), cm (mean ± SD) | 8.3 ± 4.2 |
| Incision length (lap procedure group), cm (mean ± SD) | 7.3 ± 3.7 |
| Incision length (hand procedure group), cm (mean ± SD) | 10.8 ± 4.3 |
| Operative time, min (mean ± SD) | 306.6 ± 120.5 |
| Length of stay, d (mean ± SD) | 6.8 ± 4.1 |
| Type of resection, n (%) | |
| Right | 34 (37.0) |
| LAR/AR (12/1) | 13 (18.0) |
| Sigmoid/recto-sigmoid (17/6) | 23 (24.0) |
| Total/sub total (5/1) | 6 (7.0) |
| Transverse | 7 (8.0) |
| Left | 4 (5.0) |
| APR | 1 (1.0) |
| Surgical method, n (%) | |
| Laparoscopic-assisted | 58 (62.0) |
| Hand-assisted/hybrid laparoscopic | 30 (38.0) |
- Citation: Shantha Kumara H, Miyagaki H, Herath SA, Pettke E, Yan X, Cekic V, Whelan RL. Plasma MMP-2 and MMP-7 levels are elevated first month after surgery and may promote growth of residual metastases. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2021; 13(8): 879-892
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5204/full/v13/i8/879.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4251/wjgo.v13.i8.879