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Table 3 Pathological data of patients with different IMA types

From: A clinical study of inferior mesenteric artery typing in laparoscopic radical resections with left colonic artery preservation of rectal cancer

Pathological indicators

Type I IMA (n=54)

Type II IMA (n=17)

Type III IMA (n=21)

X2/F

P

TNM, n (%)

   

1.129

0.890

 I

13(24.07)

3(17.65)

5(23.81)

  

 II

18(33.33)

6(35.29)

9(42.86)

  

 III

23(46.60)

8(47.06)

7(33.33)

  

Number of dissected lymph nodes, mean ± SD (n)

21.80±4.88

21.35±5.04

22.24±3.51

0.172

0.842

Overall lymph node positive rate, n (%)

23(42.59)

8(47.06)

7(33.33)

0.820

0.664