Fig. 1From: Protective ileostomy increased the incidence of rectal stenosis after anterior resection for rectal cancerThe incidence of stenosis in patients received preventive ileostoma or preoperative radiotherapy. 114 diagnosed with stenoses in patients with stoma, and 279 did not, the rate of stenoses was 114/(114 + 279) = 29%. And the rate of stenoses was 6.9% in no stoma patients. The rate of stenoses was 26.0% (114/(114 + 324)) and 7.5% (41/(41 + 504)) in radiotherapy and non-radiotherapy groups, respectivelyBack to article page