Table 4. Postoperative complications.
| LRC | ORC | P value** | |
| Early complications 90≤ days (n%) | |||
| Infection † | 2 (9.6%) | 10 (40.0%) | 0.019 |
| Ileus ‡ | 1 (4.8%) | 7 (28.0%) | 0.038 |
| Anastomotic leak | 1 (4.8%)a | 2 (8.0%)b | 1.000 |
| Delirium | 1 (4.8%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.614 |
| Arrhythmia | 2 (9.6%) | 2 (8.0%) | 1.000 |
| wound dehiscence | 0 | 3 (12.0%)c | 0.239 |
| Hoarseness | 1 (4.8%) | 0 | 0.457 |
| Diarrhea | 1 (4.8%) | 0 | 0.457 |
| Late complications >90 days (n%) | |||
| Pyelonephritis | 2 (9.6%) | 4 (16.0%) | 0.673 |
| Ileus | 1 (4.8%) | 3 (12.0%) | 0.614 |
| Ureteral stricture | 1 (4.8%)d | 1 (4.0%)d | 1.000 |
| Incisional Hernia | 0 | 1 (4.0%) | 1.000 |
| Re-operation required | 2 (9.6%) | 5 (20.0%) | 0.436 |
| Mortality (n%) | |||
| ≤90 days | 0 | 1 (4.0%) | 1.000 |
| >90 days | 1 (4.8%) | 0 | 1.000 |
†
Patients was diagnosed as infection when they presented continuous fever and antibiotics were considered as the most effective treatment to cure it.
‡
Ileus was diagnosed when gas- fluid levels were seen in abdominal X-rays.
a
Treated by fistula resection and Intestinal anastomosis.
b
One of them treated by fistula resection and Ileostomy, the other one with urine leakage from ileo-ureteral anastomosis healed spontaneously.
c
All Three treated with primary suture after wound debridement.
d
Both of them treated by retrograde placement of single J stent with flexible cystoscopy remained indwelling for 8 weeks.
**Chi-square tests was used for statistical analysis.