Table 1.
Characteristics of patients operated on for LRRC and scheduled for IOBT.
| Value(s) | |
|---|---|
| Total | 20 |
| Sex | 10 male, 10 female |
| Age (years) at the surgery, median (min–max) | 60 (41–78) |
| Previous surgery | |
| No (complete response after “watch and wait”) * | 2 |
| Yes | 18 |
| Neoadjuvant treatment for the recurrent | |
| Chemotherapy | 1 |
| Chemoradiation | 12 |
| Chemoradiation + chemotherapy | 7 |
| Tumor location | |
| Pelvic wall/presacral/perineal | 15 |
| Staple line recurrence | 3 |
| Recurrence after “watch and wait” # | 2 |
| Type of surgical resection | |
| Open low anterior resection (LAR) | 4 |
| Open abdominoperineal resection (APR) | 5 |
| Extensive local resection | 5 |
| Pelvic exenteration | 6 |
* These patients developed an intra- and extra-luminal recurrence after initial complete response after chemoradiation therapy and follow-up in the “watch and wait” policy. # Intra- and extra-luminal local recurrence.