When do defecation function and quality of life recover for patients with non-ostomy and ostomy surgery of rectal cancer?

Table 2 Comparisons of complications of rectal cancer in ostomy group and non – ostomy group

complications	Ostomy group (n = 82)	Non-ostomy group (n = 141)	P
Total(%)	7(8.54)	12(8.51)	0.483
Anastomotic leakage	0	4
Anastomotic stenosis	2	0
Urinary tract injury or infection	2	4
Intestinal obstruction	2	3
Lung infection	1	1

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