Does Extending the Waiting Time of Low-Rectal Cancer Surgery after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Increase the Perioperative Complications?

Table 2

Operative data.

Variable	Group A; (≤8 weeks)	Group B; (>8 weeks)	value
Operation			0.30
Sphincter-preserving LAR	7 (41)	24 (55)
APR	10 (58)	19 (45)
Diverting stoma			0.78
Colostomy	2 (29)	8 (33)
Ileostomy	5 (71)	13 (54)
No diversion	0 (0)	3 (13)

Values are presented as number (%).