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Table 4 Postoperative complications

From: The effects of chemoradiotherapy on recurrence and survival in locally advanced rectal cancers with curative total mesorectal excision: a prospective, nonrandomized study

 

Preop. CRT (n = 177)

Postop. CRT (n = 159)

Wound infection (n)

7

4

Anastomotic leak

3 (1 op.)

–

Intraabd. abscess

–

1 (PCD)

Pelvic abscess

1

–

UTI

3

4

Pneumonia

2

3

Atelectasis

4

6

CVE

3

2

Postop. bleeding

2

1 (op.)

Prerenal azotemia

3

2

Stoma stenosis

1 (op.)

–

Re-operation

2

1

Total n (%)

29 (16.4)

23(14.4)

  1. UTI urinary tract infection, CVE cardiovascular event, PCD percutaneous catheter drainage
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World Journal of Surgical Oncology

ISSN: 1477-7819

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