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27 March 2021: Clinical Research

Use of the Water-Soluble Contrast Medium Gastrografin in Treatment of Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction in Patients with and Without Chronic Radiation Enteropathy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study

Lili Gu 1BCEF , Feng Zhu 1BDE , Tingbin Xie 1BCD , Dengyu Feng 1BEF , Jianfeng Gong 1BDEG* , Ning Li 2ABEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.930046

Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e930046

Table 8 Long-term outcomes for patients with and without Gastrografin challenge.

GG challenge (n=30)No GG challenge (n=30)p Value
Readmission for any cause, n (%)21 (70.0)24 (80.0)0.27
Readmission for SBO, n (%)16 (53.0)13 (43.3)0.41
Time to readmission for SBO (days)117.7±32.1125±36.10.76
Readmission with operation, n (%)6 (20.0)7 (23.3)0.35

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Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750
Medical Science Monitor eISSN: 1643-3750