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  • Title: [Mechanical ileus from material of the IIIrd Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University].
    Author: Cichoń S, Brzeziński M, Orlicki P, Pasierb S.
    Journal: Przegl Lek; 1997; 54(3):154-7. PubMed ID: 9297189.
    Abstract:
    Retrospective analysis of 177 patients with mechanical ileus was performed. The mean age was 16 to 94 years with average of 66. There were more females-107 (60.5%). There was 74.2% of strangulation ileus and 25.2% of obturation ileus. The incarcerated hernia was the main cause of strangulation ileus (59%) and carcinoma of obturation ileus (93%). Within the large bowel carcinoma was the cause of ileus in all patients. Postoperatively 33 patients (18.6%) died. Mortality among the patients with strangulation ileus was 13.6% and with obturation ileus was 33.3%.
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