Research Article

Clinical Outcomes of Ileostomy Closure during versus after Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Patients with Rectal Cancer

Table 3

Complications related to ileostomy.

Group AGroup B value
(n = 115), (%)(n = 100), (%)

Total complication16 (13.9%)29 (29.0%)0.007
Skin irritation5 (4.3%)8 (8.0%)0.262
Parastomal hernia5 (4.3%)6 (6.0%)0.758
Stoma stenosis3 (2.6%)10 (10.0%)0.041
Ileus due to stoma3 (2.6%)5 (5.0%)0.477
Ileostomy after stoma closure4 (3.5%)4 (4.0%)1.000

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