Table 1 Outcomes of glove single-port laparoscopy-assisted transanal total mesorectal excision
Patient#1 | Patient#2 | Patient#3 | Patient#4 | Patient#5 | Mean ± SD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 43 | 58 | 68 | 62 | 66 | 59.4 ± 9.94 |
Gender | Female | Male | Male | Female | Male | – |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 19.5 | 23.5 | 23.2 | 25.2 | 24.6 | 23.2 ± 2.22 |
ASA score | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – |
Underlying disease | No | No | HBP | No | No | – |
Previous abdominal operation | No | No | No | No | No | – |
Distance from anal verge (cm) | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 ± 0.84 |
Diameter of tumor (cm) | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 ± 0.57 |
Tumor position | Left lateral | Anterior | Posterior | Anterior | Anterior | – |
Neoadjuvant therapy | Yes | No | No | No | No | – |
Operative time (min) | 280 | 360 | 400 | 310 | 340 | 338.0 ± 46.04 |
Estimated blood loss (ml) | 50 | 150 | 50 | 80 | 50 | 76.0 ± 43.46 |
Length of specimen (cm) | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 9.2 ± 0.84 |
Lymph nodes harvested | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12.2 ± 0.84 |
(y)TNM stage | yT1N0M0 | T3N1M0 | T1N0M0 | T2N0M0 | T2N1M0 | – |
Circumferential margin | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | Negative | – |
Bowel movement (days) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3.0 ± 0.71 |
LOS (days) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8.6 ± 1.14 |
Conversion | No | No | No | No | No | – |
Reoperation | No | No | No | No | No | – |
Complications | No | Stoma prolapse | No | No | No | – |
30-day readmission | No | No | No | No | No | – |
Follow-up (months) | 17.0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 15.0 | 12.0 | 14.8 ± 1.92 |