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World J Gastrointest Surg. May 27, 2026; 18(5): 119094
Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.119094
Published online May 27, 2026. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.119094
Table 4 Between-group comparison of pelvic measurements and soft tissue measurements in 20 patients
| mean ± SD/median (Q1, Q3) | mean ± SD/median (Q1, Q3) | r value (correlation coefficient) | P value (correlation coefficient) | P value (mean or median difference) | |
| Transverse diameter of pelvic inlet (mm) | 124.44 ± 6.87 | 123.84 ± 6.93 | 0.988 | 0.000a | 0.782 |
| Anterior-posterior diameter of pelvic outlet (mm) | 87.74 ± 8.45 | 87.61 ± 8.27 | 0.983 | 0.000a | 0.962 |
| Interischial spine diameter (mm) | 93.02 (86.26, 100.70) | 91.98 (86.63, 100.32) | 0.991 | 0.000a | 0.925 |
| Interischial tuberosity diameter (mm) | 96.90 ± 13.52 | 96.74 ± 13.33 | 0.997 | 0.000a | 0.969 |
| Superior-inferior diameter of the pubic symphysis (mm) | 38.24 (35.63, 41.85) | 37.68 (33.50, 42.26) | 0.896 | 0.000a | 0.589 |
| Sacrococcygeal distance (mm) | 122.33 ± 9.10 | 122.12 ± 9.05 | 0.992 | 0.000a | 0.940 |
| sacrococcygeal-pubic angle (°) | 50.56 (45.18, 55.68) | 51.35 (44.52, 54.76) | 0.956 | 0.000a | 0.620 |
| Anterior-posterior diameter of pelvic inlet/sacrococcygeal distance | 0.91 (0.83, 1.02) | 0.91 (0.84, 1.01) | 0.992 | 0.000a | 0.989 |
| Rectal mesenteric fat volume at the level of the superior border of the 3rd sacral vertebra (cm3) | 170.50 (135.04, 213.31) | 169.18 (111.89, 235.48) | 0.814 | 0.000a | 0.968 |
| Rectal mesenteric fat volume at the level of the sciatic spine (cm3) | 31.10 (24.55, 48.92) | 30.85 (22.43, 46.44) | 0.856 | 0.000a | 0.883 |
| Pelvic volume (cm3) | 920.94 ± 110.70 | 946.28 ± 142.86 | 0.898 | 0.000a | 0.534 |
| Anorectal angle (°) | 104.79 ± 14.39 | 105.21 ± 14.37 | 0.996 | 0.000a | 0.926 |
| Rectal mesenteric volume at the level of superior border of the 3rd sacral vertebra (cm3) | 258.69 (212.54, 295.30) | 249.25 (185.80, 321.64) | 0.826 | 0.000a | 0.883 |
| Rectal volume at the level of the superior border of the 3rd sacral vertebra (cm3) | 71.82 (58.29, 104.09) | 77.43 (59.98, 93.66) | 0.892 | 0.000a | 1.000 |
| Rectal mesenteric fat volume at the superior border of the 3rd sacral vertebra/pelvic volume | 0.28 ± 0.09 | 0.28 ± 0.12 | 0.909 | 0.000a | 0.955 |
- Citation: Ke FY, Chen H, Liu JS, Li WC, Dhamija G, Viroja RD, Chen GP, Zhou XC. Clinical value of computed tomography-based three-dimensional reconstruction of the pelvis and mesorectum in middle to low rectal carcinoma. World J Gastrointest Surg 2026; 18(5): 119094
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v18/i5/119094.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v18.i5.119094