Table 4.
Surgical and oncological outcomes of all included 30 patients
| Variable | Data |
|---|---|
| Surgical outcome | |
| Construction of a temporary stoma at index surgery | |
| No, primary anastomosis | 7 (23.3) |
| Yes, deviating or permanent stoma | 23 (76.7) |
| Stoma closed at the present time | 20 (66.7) |
| Time to stoma closure (mo) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) |
| Complications and morbidity | |
| Perioperative complications | 0 |
| Postoperative morbidity/mortality | 7 (23.3) |
| Abscess (localized at rectum remnant) | 1 (3.3) |
| Ileus | 2 (6.7) |
| Anastomotic leakage | 3 (10.0) |
| Number that had a protective stoma | 1 (3.3) |
| Death due to sepsis | 1 (3.3) |
| Type of anastomosis: | |
| End to end | 23 (76.7) |
| Coloanal | 5 (16.7) |
| Permanent colostomy (intersphincteric resection) | 2 (6.7) |
| Number of 2-team procedures | 18 (60.0) |
| Conversion rate | 0 (0) |
| Time of surgery (min) | 298 (239–356) |
| Reoperation within 30 days | 6 (20.0) |
| Hospitalization (day) | 7.5 (4.0–11.5) |
| Oncological outcome | |
| Local recurrence | 2a (6.7) |
| If yes: time till recurrences (mo) | 6a and 27 |
| Metastasis during follow-up | 4 (13.3) |
| If yes: time till metastasis (mo) | 6a, 9, 10, and 24 |
Values are presented as number (%) or median (interquartile range).
a
This resembles 1 patient that presented itself with both a local recurrence as with pulmonic, lymphatic, and peritoneal metastasis at 6-month follow-up.