Brief Article
Copyright ©2013 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2013; 19(28): 4559-4567
Published online Jul 28, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4559
Table 1 Factors on presentation associated with a malignant etiology of the small-bowel obstruction
FactorsValue
All65 (100.0)
Sex
Female11 (16.39)
Male54 (83.1)
Age (yr)
< 7045 (69.2)
≥ 7020 (30.8)
Site
Lower41 (63.1)
Middle8 (12.3)
Upper16 (24.6)
Diffuse0 (0.0)
Comorbidities
Yes42 (64.6)
No23 (35.4)
Surgery
Subtotal gastrectomy33 (50.8)
Total gastrectomy19 (29.2)
Extended total gastrectomy13 (20.0)
Types of digestive reconstruction
Billroth I20 (30.8)
Billroth II15 (23.1)
Roux-en-Y30 (46.1)
Grading
Well differentiated22 (33.8)
Moderately differentiated22 (33.8)
Poorly differentiated21 (32.4)
Undifferentiated0 (0.0)
T stage
T10 (0.0)
T221 (32.3)
T338 (58.5)
T46 (9.2)
No. metastatic nodes
N08 (12.3)
N122 (33.8)
N223 (35.4)
N312 (18.5)
M stage
M065 (100.0)
M10 (0.0)
Intra-abdominal chemotherapy
Yes35 (53.8)
No30 (46.2)
Postchemotherapy
Yes55 (84.6)
No10 (15.4)
Recurrence in PET/CT
Yes31 (47.7)
No34 (52.3)
Re-surgery
Yes27 (41.5)
No38 (58.5)