Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2018.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2018; 24(30): 3440-3447
Published online Aug 14, 2018. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v24.i30.3440
Table 1 Baseline characteristics.
Modified primary closure(n = 32)Biological mesh closure(n = 44)P value
Male/female24/831/130.662
Age (yr)52.8 ± 12.258.2 ± 12.50.137
BMI26.8 ± 3.225.7 ± 2.70.097
Neoadjuvant therapy870.326
Tumor location, Distance to anal verge (cm)2.6 ± 0.82.8 ± 0.90.278
Postoperative TNM staging
II23290.581
III915