Brief Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Surg. Feb 27, 2012; 4(2): 36-40
Published online Feb 27, 2012. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v4.i2.36
Table 4 Clinical classification of the patients (n = 225)
ResultsPatient complaintUltrasonographyLiver function testEGDHIDA scanTotal
ExcellentNoneNormalNormal--116 (51.55%)
GoodOccasionally dyspepticNormalNormal+/--93 (41.33%)
ModerateEvident dyspepsia, nausea, bilious vomiting or fever rigoursNormal or IHD dilatedNormal or slightly derangedAlkaline gastritisPatent anastomosis evidence of gastric reflux11 (4.88%)
BadSeptecemia/cholangitis, anastomotic stenosisLiver abscessesGrossly deranged+/-Patent anastomosis, dilated IHD with slow transit5 (2.22%)