| TPLAR (n = 27) | CLAR (n = 30) | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (years), median (range) | 60 (43–71) | 61 (49–72) | 0.517 |
Gender | Â | Â | 0.462 |
 Male, n (%) | 17 (63.0) | 16 (53.3) |  |
 Female, n (%) | 10 (37.0) | 14 (46.7) |  |
BMI (kg/m2), median (range) | 24.2 (18.6–33.2) | 24.7 (17.2–29.7) | 0.911 |
ASA class | Â | Â | 0.930 |
 ASA 1, n (%) | 6 (22.2) | 7 (23.3) |  |
 ASA 2, n (%) | 16 (59.3) | 19 (63.3) |  |
 ASA 3, n (%) | 5 (18.5) | 4 (13.4) |  |
Previous abdominal operation n (%) | 3 (11.1) | 5 (16.7) | 0.709 |
Tumor distance from anal verge (cm), median (range) | 8 (5–12) | 7 (5–12) | 0.538 |
Preoperative TNM stage | Â | Â | 0.665 |
 I, n (%) | 3 (11.1) | 2 (6.7) |  |
 II, n (%) | 11 (40.7) | 10 (33.3) |  |
 III, n (%) | 13 (48.2) | 18 (60.0) |  |