Table 2 Complication rate after the shaving technique compared to bowel resection (meta-analysis)
Shaving technique (personal data), n = 3,298 | Rectal resection (meta-analysis) (Redwine and Wright [6], Chapron et al. [7], Daraï et al. [8, 42], Emmanuel and Davis [9], Fleisch et al. [10], Ford et al. [11]; Keckstein and Wiesinger [12]; Mereu et al. [13], Meuleman et al. [14, 15]) | |
|---|---|---|
Repeat surgery | <0.1 % | 10 % |
Urinary retention | 0.64 % | 3–10 % |
Ureteral lesions (uroperitoneum) | 0.3 % | 2–4 % |
Severe anastomotic stenosis | – | 3 % |
Sepsis (pelvic abscess) | 0.03 % | 2–4 % |
Rectal perforation upon shaving (diagnosed and repaired during surgery, no further complications) | 1.3 % | – |
Rectovaginal fistula | 0.06 % | 6–9 % |
Fecal peritonitis, anastomotic leakage | 0.06 % | 3–5 % |