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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
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 ± 6.87123.84 ± 6.930.9880.000a0.782
Anterior-posterior diameter of pelvic outlet (mm)87.74 ± 8.4587.61 ± 8.270.9830.000a0.962
Interischial spine diameter (mm)93.02 (86.26, 100.70)91.98 (86.63, 100.32)0.9910.000a0.925
Interischial tuberosity diameter (mm)96.90 ± 13.5296.74 ± 13.330.9970.000a0.969
Superior-inferior diameter of the pubic symphysis (mm)38.24 (35.63, 41.85)37.68 (33.50, 42.26)0.8960.000a0.589
Sacrococcygeal distance (mm)122.33 ± 9.10122.12 ± 9.050.9920.000a0.940
sacrococcygeal-pubic angle (°)50.56 (45.18, 55.68)51.35 (44.52, 54.76)0.9560.000a0.620
Anterior-posterior diameter of pelvic inlet/sacrococcygeal distance0.91 (0.83, 1.02)0.91 (0.84, 1.01)0.9920.000a0.989
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)0.8140.000a0.968
Rectal mesenteric fat volume at the level of the sciatic spine (cm3)31.10 (24.55, 48.92)30.85 (22.43, 46.44)0.8560.000a0.883
Pelvic volume (cm3)920.94 ± 110.70946.28 ± 142.860.8980.000a0.534
Anorectal angle (°)104.79 ± 14.39105.21 ± 14.370.9960.000a0.926
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)0.8260.000a0.883
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)0.8920.000a1.000
Rectal mesenteric fat volume at the superior border of the 3rd sacral vertebra/pelvic volume0.28 ± 0.090.28 ± 0.120.9090.000a0.955


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