Detection and treatment of synchronous lesions in colorectal cancer: The clinical implication of perioperative colonoscopy

Table 4 Incidence of complications

Time of colonoscopies	Number of patients (%)
Preoperative colonoscopy (n = 265)
Anastomosis leakage	4 (1.5)
Intraabdominal sepsis	3 (1.1)
Wound infection	7 (2.6)
Intraoperative colonoscopy with bowel preparation (n = 42)
Anastomosis leakage	1 (2.4)
Intraabdominal sepsis	1 (2.4)
Wound infection	3 (4.7)
Intraoperative colonoscopy with intraoperative colon lavage (n = 9)
Anastomosis leakage	0
Intraabdominal sepsis	0
Wound infection	2