Table 3.
Comparison of the data among the AR, LAR, and LAR with diverting stoma procedures
| AR (n = 78) |
LAR (n = 39) |
LAR with diverting stoma (n = 86) |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From SP‡ (cm) | 26.65 ± 7.65 | 28.46 ± 7.23 | 28.57 ± 6.92 | 0.202 |
| DRM§ (cm) | 8.75 ± 4.04 | 6.21 ± 2.69 | 5.35 ± 4.84 | <0.0001 |
| PRM∥ (cm) | 12.29 ± 4.23 | 15.85 ± 6.43 | 19.86 ± 6.96 | <0.0001 |
| Specimen length (cm) | 24.01 ± 5.10 | 26.44 ± 5.99 | 27.36 ± 5.34 | <0.0001 |
| Operation time (minutes) | 228.58 ± 39.69 | 267.15 ±41.56 | 294.37 ± 52.17 | <0.0001 |
| The time required for SFM¶ (minutes) | 26.33 ± 11.31 | 26.38 ± 10.46 | 24.58 ± 9.92 | 0.549 |
| The time required for SFM¶/ Operation time (%) |
11.45 ± 4.46 | 9.86 ± 3.18 | 8.27 ± 3.06 | <0.0001 |
†, Body mass index; ‡, distance between marked spot 'A' and sacral promontory; §, distal resection margin; ∥, proximal resection margin; ¶, splenic flexure mobilization