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Table 2 Types of perineal wound complications

From: Excluding the ischiorectal fossa irradiation during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with intensity-modulated radiotherapy followed by abdominoperineal resection decreases perineal complications in patients with lower rectal cancer

Classification

n (%)

IRF group (n = 90)

NIRF group (n = 124)

Wound infection

21(23.3)

18(14.5)

Sinus and fistula

1(1.1)

3(2.4)

Wound dehiscence

1(1.1)

1(0.8)

Delayed wound healing

10(11.1)

4(3.2)

Wound hernia

0(0)

0(0)

Hematoma, seroma and haemorrhage

6(3.3)

5(4.0)

No. of patients

36(40.0)

30(24.2)

Number of adverse events

39(43.3)

31(25.0)

  1. Abbreviation: IRF ischiorectal fossa irradiation, NIRF without ischiorectal fossa irradiation
  2. 4 patients had more than one complication