Table 2 Details of colorectal diseases treated by the first and second surgeries according to second surgical approach
Lap | Op | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | (n = 37) | (n = 32) | p value | |
a) First operation | ||||
Type of disease | 1.00 | |||
Benign | Perforation due to bowel obstruction | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | |
Iatrogenic perforation | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Malignant | Carcinoma | 36 (94%) | 29 (91%) | |
Neuroendocrine neoplasm | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | ||
Unknown | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Locationa | Cecum/appendix | 2 (5%) | 1 (3%) | 0.90 |
Ascending colon | 7 (18%) | 4 (12%) | ||
Transverse colon | 4 (11%) | 4 (12%) | ||
Descending colon | 0 (0%) | 2 (6%) | ||
Sigmoid colon | 10 (26%) | 13 (38%) | ||
Rectum | 15 (39%) | 10 (29%) | ||
Approach | Open | 21 (57%) | 30 (94%) | 0.0007 |
Laparoscopic | 16 (43%) | 2 (6%) | ||
b) Second operation | ||||
Type of disease | 0.94 | |||
Benign | Diverticulum | 1 (3%) | 0 (0%) | |
Benign neoplasm | 0 (0%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Malignant | Carcinoma | 35 (94%) | 30 (94%) | |
Neuroendocrine neoplasm | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Locationa | Cecum/appendix | 1 (3%) | 2 (6%) | 0.81 |
Ascending colon | 6 (16%) | 11 (33%) | ||
Transverse colon | 15 (41%) | 9 (27%) | ||
Descending colon | 3 (8%) | 1 (3%) | ||
Sigmoid colon | 8 (22%) | 6 (18%) | ||
Rectum | 6 (16%) | 4 (12%) |