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Incidence of Distant Recurrence and Local Reccurrence.
| Comparison of Recurrence in Patients with or without Diverting Stoma (N = 230) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Patients with (N = 34) (%) | Patients without (N = 196) (%) | P | |
| Distant Recurrence (%) | 5 (14.7) | 27 (13.8) | NS |
| Local Recurrence (%) | 1 (2.3) | 5 (2.6) | NS |
A two-tailed p value ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant; NS, not significant.
