Enteroenteroanastomosis near adjacent ileocecal valve in infants

Table 1 Subjects and their primary diseases

	Group 1	Group 2
Patients	48 (26 males and 22 females)	34 (20 males and 14 females)
Age	1 d to 10.6 mo	1 d to 9.1 mo
	(median age 4.8 mo)	(median age 4.2 mo)
Primary diseases	Intussusception (7)	Intussusception (7)
	Transmesenteric hernia (11)	Transmesenteric hernia (10)
	Intestinal atresia (5)	Intestinal atresia (4)
	Necrotizing enterocolitis (17)	Necrotizing enterocolitis (9)
	Mesenteric cyst (5)	Mesenteric cyst (2)
	Duplication of intestine (3)	Duplication of intestine (2)

Table 2 Time to flatus, resumption of eating, and length of hospital stay after surgery

	Time to flatus after surgery (d)	Time of resumption of eating after surgery (d)	Length of hospital stay after surgery (d)
Group 1	2 ± 0.9	6 ± 0.4	8 ± 3.1
Group 2	2 ± 0.7	5 ± 0.8	8 ± 2.5

Table 3 Serum total bile acid (μmol/L) and serum vitamin B12 (pg/mL)

	1 d after surgery	3 d after surgery	1 wk after surgery
Bile acid1
Group 1	12.2 ± 2.8	11.7 ± 1.8	11.8 ± 2.2a
Group 2	10.8 ± 2.4	10.5 ± 3.2	7.4 ± 2.1
Vitamin B122
Group 1	712.5 ± 143.4	696.2 ± 108.5	683.2 ± 104.2a
Group 2	685.3 ± 131.5	623.8 ± 132.1	560.8 ± 99.2

¹Normal levels: 0-10 μmol/L;

²Normal levels (200-900 pg/mL.

^aP < 0.05 vs group 2.