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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 28, 2012; 18(12): 1365-1372
Published online Mar 28, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i12.1365
Table 7 Presence of pre- and post-operative functional gastrointestinal disorder in 115 patients with different n (%)
Presence of FGIDPatientsAsymptomaticSymptomatic, improvedUnchanged or worseP value1
None pre-operative13 (11.3)11 (84.6)2 (15.4)0
Present pre-operative102 (88.7)65 (63.7)26 (25.5)11 (10.8)0.449
None post-operative49 (42.6)42 (85.7)7 (14.3)0
Present post-operative66 (57.4)34 (51.5)21 (31.8)11 (16.7)0.001
Total115 (100)76 (66.1)28 (24.3)11 (9.6)