Table 4.
Systematic literature review—complications.
| Complications | Stanescu | Gezer | Rattan | Lin | Blevrakis | St-Vil | Menezes | Huang |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intestinal obstruction | 14 (48.3%) | 16 (38.1%) | 56 (86.2%) | 39 (42.3%) | 4 (20%) | 49 (41.8%) | 9 (14.3%) | 41 (41%) |
| -Intussusception | 8 (19%) | 12 (21.4%) | 32 (34.8%) | 19 (16.2%) | 6 (9.5%) | 17 (17%) | ||
| -Volvulus | 3 (7.1%) | 10 (17.8%) | 20 (17.1%) | |||||
| - Others | 34 (52.3%)* | 7 (7.6%)* | 10 (8.5%)* | 24 (24%)* | ||||
| Intestinal hemorrhage | 7 (24.1%) | 14 (33.3%) | 3 (4.6%) | 41 (40.2%) | 7 (35%) | 45 (38.5%) | 35 (56%) | 44 (44%) |
| Perforation | 5 (11.9%) | 4 (6.1%) | 8 (7.8%) | 3 (15%) | 10 (8.5%) | 6 (9.5%) | ||
| Diverticulitis | 8 (27.6%) | 5 (11.9%) | 2 (3.1%) | 4 (3.9%) | 6 (30%) | 2 (1.7%) | 4 (6.3%) | 15 (15%) |
*
others: band, hernia, kinking, knotting of gut, general intestinal obstruction, adhesion.