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Table 2 Characteristics of patients following laparoscopic ISR (n = 41)

From: Delayed anastomotic leakage following laparoscopic intersphincteric resection for lower rectal cancer: report of four cases and literature review

Characteristics

Delayed AL (+) (n = 4)

Delayed AL (−) (n = 37)

Sex

 Male

2

24

 Female

2

13

UICC-TNM stage

 0

1

3

 I

1

14

 II

0

3

 III

1

13

 IV

1

4

Preoperative treatment

 Chemoradiotherapy

0

3

 Chemotherapy

0

7

 No

4

27

Lateral lymph node dissection

 Yes

0

7

 No

4

30