Research Article
Total Mesorectal Excision with or without Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer
Table 6
Retrieved and positive mesorectal lymph nodes.
| ā | 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 |
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