Table 1.
Characteristics of the 93 patients who underwent loop ileostomy reversal
| Clinical characteristics | n (%) |
| Patients included, total | 93 (100) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 54 (58) |
| Female | 39 (42) |
| BMI | |
| Underweight | 3 (3.1) |
| Normal weight | 44 (47) |
| Overweight | 31 (33.3) |
| Obese | 15 (15.8) |
| ASA Index | |
| I | 5 (5.5) |
| II | 59 (63) |
| III | 29 (31) |
| Indication for ileostomy | |
| Colorectal cancer | 52 (56) |
| Anastomotic leak | 16 (17.2) |
| IBD | 6 (6.4) |
| Colectomy for polyposis | 5 (5.3) |
| Endometriosis | 5 (5.3) |
| Diverticular disease | 3 (3.2) |
| Intestinal necrosis | 1 (1.07) |
| Pelvi-peritonectomy | 1 (1.07) |
| Post-endoscopy perforation | 1 (1.07) |
| Trauma | 1 (1.07) |
| Adjuvant therapy (in oncological patients) | |
| Chemotherapy | 16 (17.2) |
| Chemo-radiotherapy | 35 (37) |
Demographic data, BMI, ASA Index, indications for ileostomy creation and adjuvant therapy. BMI: Body mass index; ASA: The American Society of Anesthesiologists classification for operative risk; IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease.