Brief Reports
Copyright ©2005 Baishideng Publishing Group Inc.
World J Gastroenterol. May 14, 2005; 11(18): 2802-2805
Published online May 14, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i18.2802
Table 1 Patient characteristics.
Gastrografin group (25)Control group (25)
Mean age (yr)63.7±11.564.2±10.3
Operation
Ileocolostomy56
Colocolostomy1011
Abdominoperineal resection32
Proctocolectomy and ileoanal pouch12
Ostomy closure64
Diagnosis
Carcinoma1816
Diverticular disease67
Inflammatory bowel disease12
Prior abdominal surgery57