Table 3.

Functional outcomes after an intersphincteric resection for patients with rectal cancer

Study	Year	No. of patients	Type of anastomosis (n)			Evaluation timing, after stomy closure (mo)	Stool frequency, per day	Continence (%)		Urgency (%)
			Straight	Pouch	Othersa			Normal or good	Major incontinence
Braun [2]	1992	41	41	0	0	-	Straight, 2.2; pouch, 2-3	80	3	22
Kohler [11]	2000	26	0	26	0	-	3.3	55.6	33.3	-
Rullier [12]	2001	21	0	21	0	-	2.5	79	9.5
Tiret [6]	2003	25	0	25	0	27	-	77	0
Bretagnol [13]	2004	40	6	34		-	2.8	27	12	-
Saito [7]	2004	21	28	2	5	12	More than 6: 18.2%	54.6	0	36.4
Schiessel [14]	2005	118	118	-	2.24	86.3	14.5	-
Saito [15]	2006	181 (total 228)	147	51	30	24	-	68	7	-
Yamada [20]	2007	35	0	35	0	12	Total, 3.6; subtotal, 3.3; partial, 2.8	Total, 60; subtotal, 85.7; partial, 88.9	Total, 0; subtotal, 0; partial, 5.6
Chamlou [18]	2007	83	0	83	0	-	2.3	76	24	19
Kim [26]	2014	222	222	0	0	6, 12	-	-	-	Serial comparison
Saito [32]	2014	199	-	-	-	>5 yr	4	-	-	32

^aColoplasty and side-to-end anastomosis.