Clinical Outcomes of Ileostomy Closure before Adjuvant Chemotherapy after Rectal Cancer Surgery: An Observational Study from a Chinese Center

Table 3

Stoma-related complications.

	Group I ()	Group II ()	Group III ()	value
Stoma formation-related complications	3 (13.0%)	9 (17.0%)	11 (20.0%)	0.755
High volume output	1 (4.2%)	5 (9.4%)	5 (9.1%)	0.715
Adhesive ileus	1 (4.2%)	4 (7.5%)	3 (5.5%)	0.822
Parastomal hernia	1 (4.2%)	0 (0%)	2 (3.6%)	0.353
Prolapse	1 (4.2%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0.104
Skin irritation	1 (4.2%)	0 (0%)	6 (10.9%)	0.039
Stoma closure-related complications	5 (20.8%)	7 (13.2%)	7 (12.7%)	0.609
Wound infection	3 (12.5%)	4 (7.5%)	5 (9.1%)	0.783
Adhesive ileus	2 (8.3%)	2 (3.8%)	1 (1.8%)	0.378
Fistula/anastomotic leakage	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	NA
Incisional hernia	0 (0%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.6%)	0.590

Values are presented as the number of patients (%). NA: not available.