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. 2006 Nov;19(4):181–187. doi: 10.1055/s-2006-956438

Table 2.

Previous Clinical Reports on Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to Adhesions

Author Year Total Cases No. Operated on (%) Strangulation (%) Mortality (%)
NR, data not recorded.
Becker29 1952 412 289 (70) 21 11.8
Hofstetter30 1981 52 31 (60) 8 1.9
Wolfson31 1985 127 48 (38) 5 1.5
Tanphiphat32 1987 321 194 (60) NR 1
Seror10 1993 297 80 (27) 11 1.7
Cox5 1993 144 59 (41) 13 3.5