Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Apr 27, 2020; 12(4): 138-148
Published online Apr 27, 2020. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v12.i4.138
Table 1 Patients’ demographics and clinical characteristics in each group
Group W (n = 37)Group N (n = 53)Group MD (n = 20)Total (n = 110)
Patients’ characteristics
Age (yr, mean ± SD)71.4 ± 11.874.3 ± 13.673.7 ± 9.673.5 ± 12.5
Male/Female18/1928/2515/561/49
PS score (mean ± SD)1.6 ± 1.21.9 ± 1.22.3 ± 1.01.9 ± 1.2
Therapeutic intent
BTS19/37 (51.4%)32/53 (60.4%)10/20 (50%)61/110 (55.5%)
PAL18/37 (48.6%)21/53 (39.6%)10/20 (50%)49/110 (44.5%)
Tumor characteristics
Obstruction/tumor site
Right colon8/37 (21.6%)14/53 (26.4%)6/20 (30%)28/110 (25.4%)
Left colon27/37 (73.0%)38/53 (71.7%)10/20 (50%)75/110 (68.2%)
Rectum2/37 (5.4%)1/53 (1.9%)4/20 (20%)7/110 (6.4%)
Etiology of colorectal obstruction
Primary colorectal cancer30/37 (81.1%)49/53 (92.5%)13/20 (65%)92/110 (83.6%)
Metastatic lesion7/37 (18.9%)4/53 (7.5%)7/20 (35%)18/110 (16.4%)
Noncancerous stenosis0/37 (0%)0/53 (0%)0/20 (0%)0/110 (0%)
Stenosis length [cm, median (range)]5.0 (2.0-13.0)5.0 (2.0-11.0)6.2 (2.5-11.5)5.0 (2.0-13.0)