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Table 5 Distribution of patients according to postoperative complications (N = 56)

From: Tuberculous bowel obstruction at a university teaching hospital in Northwestern Tanzania: a surgical experience with 118 cases

Postoperative complications

Frequency

Percentage

Surgical site infections

24

42.9

Enterocutaneous fistula

6

10.7

Wound dehiscence/ burst abdomen

4

7.1

Paralytic ileus

4

7.1

Intraabdominal abscess/ peritonitis

3

5.4

Keloids

3

5.4

Incisional hernia

2

3.6