| Meillat et al. | The present study | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Follow-up intervals | 1/2012–4/2015 | 12/2015-12/2018 |  |
Case numbers | 41 | 23 | Â |
Age | 64 | 63 | N/A |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.459*** |
 Male | 27 (65.85%) | 13 (56.52%) |  |
 Female | 14 (34.15%) | 10 (43.48%) |  |
BMI | 24 | 23 | N/A |
Neoadjuvant CCRT | 30/41 (73.17%) | 23/23 (100.00%) | 0.005** |
Operative time (min) | 358 | 366 | N/A |
Location of single port | Â | Â | Â |
 Ileostomy site | 100% | 100% | 1.000** |
Mobilization of splenic flexure | 6/41 (14.63%) | 19/23 (82.61%) | < 0.001** |
Conversion | 1/41 (2.44%) | 1/23 (4.35%) | 0.851* |
Complication | 10/41 (24.39%) | 5/23 (21.74%) | 0.815* |
Type of anastomosis | Â | Â | < 0.001*** |
 Hand-sewn | 41/41 (100.00%) | 14/23 (60.87%) |  |
 Stapled | 0 (0.00%) | 9/23 (39.13%) |  |
Lymph nodes harvested | 13 | 15 | N/A |
Pathologic T stages | Â | Â | < 0.001*** |
 ypT0 | 11 (26.83%) | 5 (21.74%) |  |
 ypT1 | 4 (9.76%) | 5 (21.74%) |  |
 ypT2 | 11 (26.83%) | 9 (39.13%) |  |
 ypT3 | 15 (36.59%) | 4 (17.39%) |  |
Pathologic N stages | Â | Â | < 0.001*** |
 ypN0 | 10 (23.39%) | 19 (82.61%) |  |
 ypN1 | 31 (75.61%) | 4 (17.39%) |  |
Distal margin status | Â | Â | < 0.001* |
 R0 | 38 (92.68%) | 23 (100.00) |  |
 R1 | 3 (7.32%) | 0 (0.00) |  |
Inter-sphincteric resection | 15/41 (36.59%) | 14/23 (60.87%) | < 0.044** |
Length of hospital stays (days) | 10 | 8.4 | N/A |