Table 2 Perioperative and postoperative outcomes of the study patients (n = 13)

Type of procedures

 Intersphincteric resection

11 (84.6)

 Low anterior resection

2 (15.4)

Resection of the adjacent organ

5 (38.4)

 Vagina

2 (15.4)

 Levator ani muscle

2 (15.4)

 Prostate

1 (7.7)

Diverting ileostomy

13 (100)

Conversion to open or laparoscopic surgery

0 (0)

Anastomosis level from anal verge, cm [median (range)]

2.0 (1.0–4.0)

Operative time, min [median (range)]

288 (178–306)

Blood loss, ml [median (range)]

35 (0–215)

Transfusion

0 (0)

Postoperative complications

 Anastomotic leakage

0 (0)

 Intra-abdominal or intraluminal bleeding

0 (0)

 Bowel obstruction

0 (0)

 Urinary dysfunction

1 (7.7)

 Urinary tract infection

0 (0)

 Wound infection

0 (0)

 Clavien-Dindo grade II

1 (7.7)

 Clavien-Dindo grade III or more

0 (0)

Day to soft diet, days [median (range)]

3 (3–3)

Postoperative hospital stay, days [median (range)]

7 (6–11)

Stoma closure

12 (92.3)