Role of contrast-enhanced serial/spot abdominal X-rays in perioperative follow-up of patients undergoing abdominal surgery: An observational clinical study

Table 1 Characteristics of patients with contrast-enhanced abdominal X-ray (n = 131)

Procedure	n	Positive results (Success) n, %
Patency of hepaticojejunostomy (stricture? leakage?)	21	17
Patency of portoenterostomy (stricture? leakage?)	15	12
Esophagiectomy + Gastric pull-up	9	7
Total proximal gastrectomies	14	11
Bariatric surgery	18	15
Gastrointestinal anastomosis	11	9
Intestinal obstruction (etiology? levels?)	9	7
Acute abdomen? Etiology? (Perforation? leakage?)	8	4
Dysfunctional ostomies	2	-
Postoperative vomiting	13	7
Persistent vomiting (chemotherapy/follow-up period)	11	9
Total	131	98 (74.8)