Protective ileostomy increased the incidence of rectal stenosis after anterior resection for rectal cancer

Radiation Oncology

Table 3 The parameters of stoma and stenosis in patients received stoma

	Stenosis	No stenosis	P-value
	N = 92	N = 210	P-value
Restored, n (%)			0.001*
No	32 (34.8)	21 (10.0)
Yes	60 (65.2)	189 (90.0)
Time from end of RT to surgery (d)			0.316
Mean ± SD	63.359 ± 17.035	60.667 ± 23.102	0.316
Time from stoma to restoration, n (%)			0.001*
≤ 6 m	17 (18.5)	100 (47.6)
> 6 m	75 (81.5)	110 (52.4)

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