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Table 1.

Quantitative risk of adhesive bowel obstruction following common surgical procedures

Procedure	Evaluated postoperative timeframe (years)	Frequency (%)
Laparotomy^1,3^,^6–8	1–5	1–7
Appendectomy⁷^,^45–48	4–30	1–10
Open cholecystectomy⁴⁵	5	6
Intestinal surgery^7,8^,^49,50	2–10	9–25
Restorative proctocolectomy⁷^,^51–54	5–10	17–25