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Table 3 Enteric conversion: Literature review

Center, authors, year, ref., and study design	Overall rate (%)	Urologic indications # (%)	Metabolic indications # (%)	Pancreatitis/other indications # (%)	Operative complications # (%)
University of Wisconsin, Van der Werf et al[79], Retrospective	95/449 (21%)	90 (95)	1 (1)	4 (4)	21 (22)
Sollinger et al[80], Retrospective	160/390 (41%)	93 (58)	1 (0.6)	47 (29)	ND
University of Minnesota, West et al[81], Retrospective	79/500 (16%)	43 (54)	26 (33)	15 (19)	12 (15)
University of Nebraska, Sindhi et al[82], Retrospective	25/195 (13%)	7 (28)	18 (72)	0	3 (12)
University of Barcelona, Spain, Fernandez-Cruz et al[83], Retrospective	16/74 (22%)	0	0	16 (100)	Death 1 (6); Wound infection 2 (12); Anastomotic leak 3 (18)
Leiden University Medical Center, Netherlands, van de Linde et al[84], Retrospective	51/ND	39 (76)	23 (45)	Pancreatitis 2 (3); Fistula 1 (1)	UTI 7 (13); Minor bleeding 1 (0.5); Phlebitis 1 (0.5); Paralytic ileus 1 (0.5); Relaparotomy 2 (3)
University of Cincinnati, Kaplan et al[85], Retrospective	26 (32%)	13 (50)	13 (50)	0	Death 1 (3); Anastomotic bleeding 1 (3)
Beaumont Hospital, Ireland, Connolly et al[86], Retrospective	6/ND	3 (50); 2 hematuria; 1 UTI	3 (50)	ND	Pulmonary edema 1 (16)

UTI: Urinary tract infection; ND: Not determined/no data.