Total Mesorectal Excision with or without Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer

Table 6

Retrieved and positive mesorectal lymph nodes.

	Group A				Group B				value
	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum	Mean	SD	Minimum	Maximum
Mesorectal LNs	14.39	2.73	10.00	21.00	16.26	6.59	5.00	34.00	0.306
Positive mesorectal LNs	1.35	1.01	0.00	7.00	3.04	2.91	0.00	31.00	0.919