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Table 6 Recurrence pattern

From: Transanal down-to-up dissection of the distal rectum as a viable approach to achieve total mesorectal excision in laparoscopic sphincter-preserving surgery for rectal cancer near the anus: a study of short- and long-term outcomes of 123 consecutive patients from a single Japanese institution

 

Total (N=123)

TARD (n=50)

TaTME (n=73)

P-value

Recurrence, n (%)

   

0.607

 Negative

105 (85.4)

44 (88.0)

61 (83.6)

 

 Positive

18 (14.6)

6 (12.0)

12 (16.4)

 

  Lung

6 (4.9)

2 (4.0)

4 (5.5)

 

  Liver

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

 

  Liver+ local

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

 

  Lung + Liver

1 (0.8)

1 (2.0)

0 (0)

 

  Bone

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

 

  Para-aorta lymph node

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

 

  Lymph nodes in the pelvis

5 (4.1)

2 (4.0)

3 (4.1)

 

  Local

1 (0.8)

1 (2.0)

0 (0)

 

  Wound

1 (0.8)

0 (0)

1 (1.4)

 

The period until recurrencea, month (range)

18.5 (4–41)

17.5 (4-41)

19 (4–32)

0.778

Observation timea, day (range)

1440 (69–4975)

2900 (670–4975)

1051 (69–2361)

<0.001

  1. TARD transanal rectal dissection, TaTME transanal total mesorectal excision
  2. a Median