Table 1 Patient demographics
From: MRI diagnose post-operative anastomotic leak in patients with rectal cancer: preliminary experience
Characteristic | Value (%) |
|---|---|
Mean age (y ± SD) (range) | 59.1 ± 11.7 (41–83) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Male | 5 (21.7) |
Female | 18 (78.3) |
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy | |
Yes | 13 (56.5) |
No | 10 (43.5) |
Anastomotic methods | |
Hand sewn | 3 (13) |
Stapler | 20 (87) |
Distance from anastomosis to anus, cm (mean ± SD) (range) | 5.1 ± 2.5 (2–10) |
Defunctioning stoma | |
Yes | 12 (52.2) |
No | 11 (47.8) |
Index surgery to MRI, days (mean ± SD) (range) | 10.3 (3–21) |
Finally diagnosed anastomotic leakage | |
Yes | 18 (78.3) |
No | 5 (22.7) |