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Table 3 Oncological outcomes according to patient positioning

From: Better operative outcomes achieved with the prone jackknife vs. lithotomy position during abdominoperineal resection in patients with low rectal cancer

Oncological outcomes

PJ-APR

LT-APR

P value

Survival

59.5% (44/74)

54.1% (20/37)

0.593

Disease-free survival

52.7% (39/74)

51.4% (19/37)

0.325

Local recurrence

17.6% (13/74)

18.9% (7/37)

0.995

Distant metastasis

23.0% (17/74)

24.3% (9/37)

0.811

5-year survival

50.0% (16/32)

42.9% (12/28)

0.821

5-year disease-free survival

46.9% (15/32)

42.9% (12/28)

0.638

5-year local recurrence

9.4% (3/32)

21.4% (6/28)

0.173

5-year distant metastasis

21.9% (7/32)

28.6% (8/28)

0.382

  1. PJ-APR abdominoperineal resection in prone jackknife position, LT-APR abdominoperineal resection in lithotomy position.