Coloplasty Neorectum versus Straight Anastomosis in Low Rectal Cancers

Table 3

Frequency of bowel movements per 24 hours.

	TCP group		SA group		Between group; comparison
	𝑁	%	𝑁	%	𝑃 value
7th day
≤2	18	85.7	12	63.2	0.104 (NS)
>2	3	14.3	7	36.8
Median	2 (1–3)		2 (1–3)
2nd month
≤2	0	0	0	0	1.000 (NS)
>2	21	100	19	100
Median	5 (3–6)		10 (8–13)
6th month
≤2	15	71.4	0	0	0.000 (Sig)
>2	6	28.6	19	100
Median	2 (1–4)		7 (5–9)
Within group; comparison
𝑃 value	0.000 (Sig)		0.000 (Sig)