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Table 4 Clinicopathological outcomes

From: Comparative study between colonic metallic stent and anal tube decompression for Japanese patients with left-sided malignant large bowel obstruction

 

TDT group (n = 33)

CMS group (n = 26)

p value

Tumor size, cm (range)*

4.5 (3.0–9.0)

5.5 (3.5–11.0)

0.008

Histological type (%)

0.470

 Tub 1

11 (33.3)

7 (26.9)

 

 Tub 2

20 (60.7)

16 (61.6)

 

 Por

1 (3.0)

1 (3.8)

 

 Muc

0 (0)

2 (7.7)

 

 Sci

1 (3.0)

0 (0)

 

Stage (%)

0.441

 II

11 (33.3)

11 (42.3)

 

 III

11 (33.3)

6 (23.1)

 

 IV

11 (33.3)

9 (34.6)

 

Lymph nodes, n (range)*

9 (1–23)

19 (6–40)

< 0.01

Resection status (%)

< 0.01

 D1

3 (9.1)

0 (0)

 

 D2

12 (36.4)

1 (3.8)

 

 D3

18 (54.5)

25 (96.2)

 

Recurrence (%)

0.424

 Yes

9 (40.9)

4 (23.5)

 

 No

13 (59.1)

13 (76.5)

 

Observation period, days (range)*

1516 (17–4773)

608 (52–1601)

 
  1. *median, TDT = trans-anal decompression tube, CMS = colonic metallic stent