Table 2 Surgical and pathological outcomes of patients
Ileocecal junction-preserved group (n = 23) | Control group (n = 34) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Operation time, min, median (IQR) | 120.0 (110.0–123.0) | 132.0 (110.0–155.0) | 0.048 |
Intraoperative blood loss, ml, median (IQR) | 20.0 (10.0–60.0) | 20.0 (10.0–60.0) | 0.655 |
Removal method of the specimen, n (%) | 0.858 | ||
Natural orifice | 1 (4.3) | 2 (5.9) | |
Abdominal scar | 3 (13.0) | 3 (8.8) | |
Pfannenstiel incision | 19 (82.6) | 29 (85.3) | |
The length of tumor, cm, median (IQR) | 3.0 (3.0–4.0) | 3.3(3.0–4.3) | 0.664 |
Proximal resection margin, cm, median (IQR) | 11.3 (10.0–13.8) | 24.0 (23.0–24.6) | < 0.001 |
Distal resection margin, cm, median (IQR) | 11.0 (10.0–12.0) | 11.0 (10.0–13.3) | 0.345 |
Number of lymph nodes retrieved, median (IQR) | 27.0 (23.0–34.0) | 32.5 (25.0–44.0) | 0.083 |
Number of metastatic lymph nodes, median (IQR) | 0 (0–1.0) | 0 (0-1.0) | 0.905 |
Rate of metastatic lymph nodes (%) | 9 (39.1) | 14 (41.2) | 0.877 |
pTNM stage, n (%) | 0.674 | ||
I | 1 (4.3) | 4 (11.8) | |
II | 13 (56.5) | 16 (47.1) | |
III | 19 (39.1) | 14 (41.2) |