Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of 36 Patients with Postoperative Recurrent Bowel Obstruction.
| Parameter | Patients |
|---|---|
| Age (years, mean ± SD) | 62.7 ± 12.0 |
| Sex | |
| Men | 27 |
| Women | 9 |
| Primary malignancy | |
| Pancreas cancer | 14 |
| Gastric cancer | 14 |
| Ampulla of Vater cancer | 3 |
| Bile duct cancer | 4 |
| Duodenal cancer | 1 |
| Surgery | |
| PPPD | 11 |
| Partial gastrectomy | 9 |
| Total gastrectomy | 7 |
| Whipple's operation | 5 |
| Extended left hemi-hepatectomy | 2 |
| Palliative GJ-stomy | 1 |
| Palliative CBD resection with HJ-stomy | 1 |
| Bowel reconstruction | |
| Billroth II GJ-stomy | 24 |
| EJ-stomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction | 7 |
| HJ-stomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction | 3 |
| GJ-stomy with uncut Roux-en-Y reconstruction | 2 |
| Recurrent obstruction | |
| Afferent loop of GJ-stomy | 20 |
| Afferent and efferent loop of GJ-stomy | 6 |
| Afferent loop of JJ-stomy | 7 |
| Afferent and efferent loop of JJ-stomy | 3 |
CBD = common bile duct, EJ-stomy = esophagojejunostomy, GJ-stomy = gastrojejunostomy, HJ-stomy = hepaticojejunostomy, JJ-stomy = jejunojejunostomy, PPPD = pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy