Value of gastrografin in adhesive small bowel obstruction after unsuccessful conservative treatment: A prospective evaluation

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World Journal of Gastroenterology

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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 28, 2005; 11(24): 3742-3745
Published online Jun 28, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i24.3742

Table 1 Successful vs unsuccessful conservative treatment.

	Successful conservative treatment	Gastrografin n = 184	P n = 46
Sex (M/F)	102/82	19/27	0.09
Age (mean)	18-97 (67)	31-92 (65)	0.56
Number of operation (mean)	1-5 (1.4)	1-3 (1.5)	0.47
Numberof obstruction (mean)	0-5 (0.41)	0-4 (0.6)	0.28
Duration of symptoms (mean)	1-7 (1.8) d	1-5 (1.8) d	0.95
Nasogastric tube output (mean)	0-80 (19) mL/h	5-87 (33) mL/h	0.003

Citation: Choi HK, Law WL, Ho JWC, Chu KW. Value of gastrografin in adhesive small bowel obstruction after unsuccessful conservative treatment: A prospective evaluation. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(24): 3742-3745
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i24/3742.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i24.3742