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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 7, 2009; 15(45): 5706-5711
Published online Dec 7, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.5706

Table 2 Surgical procedures and postoperative results n (%)

	Group A (n = 225)	Group B (n = 178)	P
Postoperative mortality	-	8 (4.5)	0.001
Postoperative complications	38 (16.9)	37 (20.8)	0.367
Surgical complications	27 (12)	21 (11.8)	1
Medical complications	11 (4.9)	16 (9)	0.112
Operation
Right hemicolectomy	53 (23.6)	61 (34.3)
Left hemicolectomy	73 (32.4)	50 (28.1)
Transverse colon resection	5 (2.2)	9 (5.1)
Abdominoperineal resection	9 (4)	8 (4.5)
Lower anterior resection	78 (34.7)	43 (24.2)
Hartmann resection	1 (0.4)	4 (2.2)
Stoma	2 (0.9)	2 (1.1)
Miscellaneous	4 (1.8)	1 (0.6)
Anastomotic leakage rate	10 (4.4)	4 (2.3)	0.282

Citation: Pedrazzani C, Cerullo G, De Marco G, Marrelli D, Neri A, De Stefano A, Pinto E, Roviello F. Impact of age-related comorbidity on results of colorectal cancer surgery. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(45): 5706-5711
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i45/5706.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.5706