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. 2025 Jan 17;55(3):295–334. doi: 10.1007/s00595-024-02980-1

Table 3.

Intestine, appendix, and colon (total; 251,395 cases)

Procedure Case
Laparoscopic colectomy for a malignant tumor 48,885
Laparoscopic simple appendectomy 37,312
Stoma creation 33,421
Extended colectomy for a malignant tumor 16,103
Open small bowel resection 15,913
Laparoscopic complex appendectomy 14,465
Open surgery for intestinal adhesions 12,958
Stoma closure with enterectomy 11,732
Open partial colectomy 8972
Laparoscopic surgery for intestinal adhesions 7617
Laparoscopic partial colectomy 6033
Open appendectomy 5031
Laparoscopic small bowel resection 4599
Enterostomy creation 4309
Intestinal anastomosis 3441
Hemicolectomy 3410
Simple colectomy for malignant tumor 3012
Laparoscopic colectomy 2681
Stoma closure without enterectomy 2052
Stoma closure after Hartmann's procedure 1242
Simple small bowel resection for malignant tumor 812
Subtotal colectomy 669
Laparoscopic small bowel resection for malignant tumor 646
Gastrointestinal perforation closure 466
Total colectomy 432
Colostomy creation 429
Enterostomy closure with enterectomy 417
Extended small bowel resection for malignant tumor 393
Total colectomy with ileoanal anastomosis 324
Enterotomy for foreign body extraction 252
Surgery for intestinal malrotation 245
Meckel's diverticulectomy 237
Open stoma revision surgery 236
Disinvagination (invasive) 216
Small bowel seromuscular suture 207
Non-open stoma revision 199
Laparoscopic total colectomy 197
Enterostomy closure without enterectomy 172
Colon tumor resection 168
Small bowel tumor resection 149
Laparoscopic enterostomy and appendicostomy creation 139
Simple colonic suture 116
Small bowel diverticulectomy 102
Laparoscopic disinvagination 99
Colostomy closure with colectomy 98
Surgery for congenital intestinal atresia with bowel resection 91
Colonic seromuscular suture 87
Total proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis 80
Laparoscopic surgery for intestinal malrotation 73
Enterotomy and suture repair for intestinal stricture 72
Colostomy closure without colectomy 72
Laparoscopic Hirschsprung disease surgery 57
Complex mesenteric injury surgery with enterectomy 56
Simple mesenteric injury surgery with enterectomy 49
Surgery for intestinal duplication 35
Surgery for congenital intestinal atresia without bowel resection 35
Enterotomy for biopsy 31
Open colonic polypectomy 25
Umbilical enteric fistula surgery with bowel resection 24
Total 251,395