Table 1.
Patient characteristics.
| Age (years) | 63 ± 9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.8 ± 3.0 |
| Sex | |
| Female | 6 (18.8%) |
| Male | 26 (81.3%) |
| Indication | |
| Rectal cancer | 31 (96.9%) |
| Other | 1 (3.1%) |
| Distance from anocutaneous line | |
| <6 cm | 14 (43.8%) |
| 6–11 cm | 13 (40.6%) |
| ≥12 cm | 5 (15.6%) |
| Surgical resection technique | |
| LAR, TME/PME | 19 (59.4%) |
| ISR, TME | 5 (15.6%) |
| APR, TME | 3 (9.4%) |
| AR, PME | 5 (15.6%) |
| UICC stage | |
| 0 | 1 (3.1%) |
| I | 10 (31.3%) |
| IIA | 5 (15.6%) |
| III | 1 (3.1%) |
| IIIA | 2 (6.3%) |
| IIIB | 8 (25.0%) |
| IIIC | 2 (6.3%) |
| IVA | 3 (9.4%) |
For age and BMI, mean ± standard deviation are displayed. For all other data, the table gives total numbers and proportions of the entire cohort (32 patients). Abbreviations: abdominoperineal resection (APR), anterior resection (AR), body mass index (BMI), intersphincteric resection (ISR), low anterior resection (LAR), partial mesorectal excision (PME), total mesorectal excision (TME), Union for International Cancer Control (UICC).