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Table 2 Tumor related factors for AL

From: Risk and early predictive factors of anastomotic leakage in laparoscopic low anterior resection for rectal cancer

Tumor related factors

Leakage (−), n = 88

Leakage (+), n = 13

p value

Clinical

 Tumor location, n = No. (%)

  Rs

22 (25.0)

3 (23.0)

0.031✝

  Ra

58 (65.9)

5 (38.5)

  Rb

8 (9.1)

5 (38.5)

 Tumor diameter (mm), median [range]

35 [5~112]

42 [10~100]

0.36

 Anal verge (cm), median [range]

13 [5~30]

10 [5~20]

0.040✝

 Circumferential tumor, n = No. (%)

  Yes

19 (21.8)

4 (30.8)

0.49

  No

68 (78.2)

9 (69.2)

 Stent placement, n = No. (%)

  Yes

5 (5.7)

2 (15.4)

0.22

  No

83 (94.3)

11 (84.6)

 cT, n = No. (%)

  1

18 (20.4)

3 (23.1)

0.94

  2

18 (20.4)

2 (15.4)

  3

35 (39.8)

6 (46.1)

  4

17 (19.4)

2 (15.4)

 cN, n = No. (%)

  0

60 (68.2)

7 (54.0)

0.49

  1

18 (20.5)

3 (23.0)

  2

10 (11.3)

3 (23.0)

 cStage, n = No. (%)

  I

36 (40.9)

5 (38.5)

0.83

  II

21 (23.9)

2 (15.4)

  III

23 (26.1)

4 (30.7)

  IV

8 (9.1)

2 (15.4)

Pathological

 pT, n = No. (%)

  1

24 (27.3)

3 (23.1)

0.74

  2

19 (21.6)

4 (30.8)

  3

30 (34.1)

5 (38.4)

  4

15 (17.0)

1 (7.7)

 pN, n = No. (%)

  0

57 (64.8)

6 (46.1)

0.098

  1

20 (22.7)

2 (15.4)

  2

11 (12.5)

5 (38.5)

 fStage, n = No. (%)

  I

37 (42.0)

5 (41.7)

0.15

  II

17 (19.3)

0 (0.0)

  III

26 (29.6)

5 (41.7)

  IV

8 (9.1)

2 (16.6)

  1. AL anastomotic leakage
  2. p < 0.05