RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Post appendectomy small bowel obstruction
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1058
OP 1060
VO 26
IS 7
A1 Khairy, Gamal A.
A1 Afzal, Mohammad F.
A1 Murshid, Khalid R.
A1 Guraya, Salman
A1 Ghallab, Alaa
YR 2005
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/26/7/1058.abstract
AB OBJECTIVE: Postoperative small bowel obstruction is one of the adverse effects of appendectomy but its frequency varies from center to other. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of this complication among our patients who had appendectomy and identify the factors which may increase the risk.METHODS: Case notes of patients who underwent appendectomy from January 1998 to December 2003 in King Khalid University Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were reviewed. Patients readmitted for adhesive small bowel obstruction were traced and their clinical data were analyzed.RESULTS: Six hundred and seven patients were eligible for the study. Six patients (1%) developed intestinal obstruction. Frequency of readmission of patients with features of intestinal obstruction ranged from 1-6 (mean of 2 times).CONCLUSION: The incidence of small bowel obstruction after appendectomy is low. The main risk factors were reviewed and measures to avoid them were suggested.