Correction to: Int J Colorectal Dis (2017) 32:1639–1647

https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-017-2900-y

The original version of this article, unfortunately, contained errors.

The errors are listed and are presented correctly as follows:

1. The gender distribution presented in Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study group (row 3 and 4) is incorrect.

Should say:

 

All

Curative

Palliative

p-value

Sex (%)

 

All

Not APE

APE

 

<0.05

 Female

392 (36)

375 (35)

283 (37)

92 (34)

17 (23)

 

 Male

693 (64)

693 (65)

475 (63)

180 (66)

56 (77)

 

2. The gender distribution presented in Table 3 Comparison between the study group and non-included patients (row 3 and 4) is incorrect.

Should say:

 

Study group

Non-included

p-value

Sex(%)

  

n.s.

 Female

392 (36)

882 (39)

 

 Male

693 (64)

1360 (61)

 

The corrected Tables are presented below:

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the study group
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Table 3 Comparison between the study group and non-included patients
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3. Discussion, p. 9.

Says: “Women were overrepresented among included compared to non-included patients, but the sex distribution in the study group was comparable to that reported for all new cases of colorectal cancer in Europe 2012 [39].”

Should say: “The sex distribution was comparable to what is reported in the registry.”