Research Article
Total Mesorectal Excision with or without Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer
Table 1
Demographic distribution.
| | Mean | Standard deviation | value |
| Age (years) | Both groups | 47.7 | 13.08 | 0.216 | Group A (TME only) | 44.09 | 11.94 | Group B (LPLN) | 51.35 | 13.41 |
| | Number | Percentage (%) | |
| Gender (female) | Group A (TME only) n = 46 | 20 | 43.5 | 0.359 | | Group B (LPLN) n = 46 | 14 | 30.4 | |
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