Table 3.

Postoperative details

		Transperineal APE N = 32
Mortality (30 day)		0 (0)
Total postoperative complications CD	None	11 (34.4)
	Minor (CD I-II)	18 (56.3)
	Major (CD ≥ III)	3 (9.4)
Perineal wound healing	uncomplicated	17 (53.1)
	complicated	15 (46.9)
Nature of healing complications	Superficial infection	10 (31.3)
	Break through abscess	4 (12.5)
	Flap failure	1 (3.1)
Days to heal (days) median (range)	Uncomplicated	14 (5–60)
	Complicated	45 (21–140)

Numbers in parenthesis are percentages, unless mentioned otherwise

APE Abdominoperineal excision