Table 1.
Clinicopathological features and survival of 61 malignant bowel obstruction cases
| Clinicopathological features | n (%) | 6-mo OS | Median survival time (mo) | P value |
| Gender | 0.923 | |||
| Male | 38 (65.2) | 54.7% | 6.6 | |
| Female | 23 (34.8) | 59.2% | 6.4 | |
| Age (yr) | 0.516 | |||
| ≥ 60 | 33 (54.1) | 50.4% | 6.5 | |
| < 60 | 28 (45.9) | 61.5% | 10.6 | |
| Primary tumor | 0.015 | |||
| Colorectal | 51 (69.6) | 83.6% | 10.6 | |
| Gastric | 10 (30.4) | 16.4% | 1.8 | |
| Differentiation | 0.005 | |||
| Well + Moderate | 41 (67.2) | 71.5% | 10.9 | |
| Poor | 20 (32.8) | 26.5% | 4.1 | |
| ECOG | 0.031 | |||
| 0-1 | 40 (65.6) | 64.4% | 10.6 | |
| > 1 | 21 (34.4) | 42.9% | 5.1 | |
| Surgical approach | 0.053 | |||
| OBS | 31 (50.8) | 44.6% | 5.3 | |
| MDS | 30 (49.2) | 68.6% | 10.9 | |
| Obstruction | 0.25 | |||
| Single | 41 (67.2) | 57% | 6.6 | |
| Multiple | 20 (32.8) | 55% | 6.1 | |
| Intestinal obstruction | 0.084 | |||
| Yes | 31 (50.8) | 53.2% | 6.1 | |
| No | 30 (49.2) | 60.1% | 10.9 | |
| Colon/rectum obstruction | 0.389 | |||
| Yes | 37 (60.7) | 57.4% | 10.9 | |
| No | 24 (39.3) | 54.8% | 6.5 | |
| Ascites | 0.691 | |||
| Yes | 15 (24.6) | 41.1% | 5.1 | |
| No | 46 (75.4) | 61.1% | 6.6 | |
| Greater omentum metastasis | 0.044 | |||
| Yes | 42 (68.9) | 51.2% | 6.1 | |
| No | 19 (31.1) | 67.5% | 17.3 | |
| Distant metastasis | 0.13 | |||
| Yes | 24 (39.3) | 50% | 5.2 | |
| No | 37 (60.7) | 60.4% | 10.9 | |
| Symptom relief | 0.007 | |||
| Yes | 46 (75.4) | 63.7% | 10.9 | |
| No | 15 (24.6) | 31.5% | 3.9 |
OBS: Ostomy/by-pass surgery; MDS: Massive debulking surgery; ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; OS: Overall survival.