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The frequency of exfoliated malignant cells in the initial wash samples. In the control group, two (11.1%) and ten (55.6%) patients had exfoliated malignant cells at the terminal ileum and distal colon anastomosis sites, respectively. In the no-touch group, only one (7.1%) patient had exfoliated malignant cells at both anastomosis sites. The frequency of exfoliated malignant cells was significantly lower in the no-touch group than in the control group (*p = 0.0024)
