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01-10-2014 | Erratum
Erratum to: Risk factors for anastomotic leakage after laparoscopic low anterior resection with DST anastomosis
Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 10/2014
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The paper includes two errors in Tables 2 and 6. In Table 2, Grade B occurred in 11 cases and Grade C occurred in 8 cases. In Table 6, precompression before stapler firings was done in 9 cases of “late leakage group”, while it was not in 2 cases. They should read as follows.
Table 2
Clinical features of 19 patients with AL
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Characteristics
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No. of Patients
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Age (years)
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Median (range)
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65 (41–80)
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BMI (kg/m2)
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Median (range)
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22.1 (17.0–27.3)
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Sex
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Male
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15
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Female
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4
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Location
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Upper
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12
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Lower
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7
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Detection time (day)
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Median (range)
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POD 6 (2–15)
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Grade
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B
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11
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C
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8
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Treatment
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Diverting ileostomy
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6
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Hartmann procedure
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1
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Drainage
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1
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Transanal drainage
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7
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Antibiotics
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4
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Fistula
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Rectovesical fistula
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3
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Rectovaginal fistula
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1
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Length of hospital stay
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Median (range)
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POD 45 (16–85)
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Mortality
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0
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Table 6
Type of AL
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Variables
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Early leakage (n = 8)
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Late leakage (n = 11)
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|---|---|---|
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Detection time
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Median ± SD, POD days
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3.5 ± 1.4
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10 ± 3.6
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Grade
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B
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4
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7
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C
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4
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4
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Emergency operation
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No
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5
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9
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Yes
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3
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2
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Tumor size
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Median ± SD (mm)
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63 ± 17
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48 ± 17
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Anastomosis level from anal verge
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Median ± SD (mm)
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28 ± 16
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42 ± 23
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Operative time (min)
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<300
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4
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3
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≥300
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4
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8
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Intraoperative bleeding (mL)
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<100
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4
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7
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≥100
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4
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4
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Lateral lymph node dissection
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No
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6
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9
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Yes
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2
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2
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Number of cartridges for rectal transection
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1,2
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3
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10
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≥3
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5
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1
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Precompression before stapler firings
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No
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6
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2
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Yes
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2
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9
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Placement of a transanal tube
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No
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4
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2
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Yes
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4
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9
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