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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2011; 3(8): 113-118
Published online Aug 27, 2011. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v3.i8.113
Published online Aug 27, 2011. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v3.i8.113
Table 1 Comparison of patients with proximal and distal rectal cancer
| Criteria | Proximal rectal cancer (n = 100) | Distal rectal cancer (n = 118) |
| Age (median, range, yr) | 60 (23 -88) | 57 (19 – 85) |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 54 | 66 |
| Female | 46 | 52 |
| ASA status | ||
| 1 | 26 | 32 |
| 11 | 50 | 68 |
| 111 | 20 | 16 |
| 1V | 4 | 2 |
| Type of operation | ||
| Elective | 80 | 113 |
| Urgent/emergent | 20 | 5 |
| Mean height of lower limit of tumor from anal verge (cm) | 10.5 | 4.5 |
- Citation: Wijenayake W, Perera M, Balawardena J, Deen R, Wijesuriya SR, Kumarage SK, Deen KI. Proximal and distal rectal cancers differ in curative resectability and local recurrence. World J Gastrointest Surg 2011; 3(8): 113-118
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v3/i8/113.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v3.i8.113