Table 3. Postoperative complications.
| Complication | LPLD group | No LPLD group |
p |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anastomotic bleeding (n) | 0 | 4 | |
| Anastomotic leakage (n) | 1 | 8 | |
| Wound infection (n) | 1 | 7 | |
| Perineal wound infection (n) | 1 | 4 | |
| Intestinal obstruction (n) | 2 | 5 | |
| Abscess in abdomen (n) | 0 | 4 | |
| Urinary dysfunction (n) | 2 | 6 | |
| Other (n) (deep vein thrombosis, tachycardia) |
2 | 1 | |
| Total, n (%) | 6 (24.0) | 24 (26.1) | 0.832 |