Table 2. Causes for Stomal Surgery Between Linear Closure Group and Purse-string Closure Group.

n: number

Indication for stoma	Linear closure (n = 40)	Purse-string closure (n = 40)	p- value
Elective (n (%))	25 (62%)	22 (55%)	0.52
Emergency (n (%))	15 (48%)	18 (45%)	0.78
Mean duration for stoma reversal (days)	106.4	101.8	0.233
Type of stoma: Ileostomy (n (%))	17 (42%)	15 (37%)	0.64
Type of stoma: Colostomy (n (%))	23 (58%)	25 (63%)	0.65