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Table 2 Overview surgical event characteristics and surgical procedures

From: Abdominal emergency surgery in patients with hematological malignancies: a retrospective single-center analysis

Intestinal perforation (group A)

Localization of perforation, n (%)

 Stomach

4 (15.4)

 Duodenum

1 (3.8)

 Jejunum/Ileum

15 (57.7)

 Colon

4 (15.4)

 Rectum

2 (7.7)

Cause of perforation, n (%)

 Related to hematological malignancy

10 (38.5)

 Related to systemic treatment*

8 (30.7)

 Others**

8 (30.7)

Surgical procedures, n (%)

 Primary intestinal anastomosisa

17 (65.4)

 Stomab

8 (30.7)

 Intestinal suture

1 (3.85)

Intestinal obstruction and mesenteric ischemia (group B)

Localization of obstruction, n (%)

 Small bowel

9 (69.2)

 Large bowel

4 (30.1)

Cause of obstruction, n (%)

 Related to hematological malignancy

5 (30.1)

Surgical procedures, n (%)

 Adhesiolysis without bowel resection

2 (15.4)

 Bowel resection with primary anastomosis

4 (30.1)

 Bowel resection with stoma

7 (53.8)

Acute cholecystitis (group C)

Acalculous cholecystitis, n (%)

3 (17.7)

Surgical procedures, n (%)

 Primary open cholecystectomy

6 (35.3)

 Laparoscopic cholecystectomy

11 (64.7)

 Conversion

4 (36.4)

  1. *Defined as a gastrointestinal perforation in the intestinal region affected by the underlying hematological malignancy during systemic treatment
  2. **Including inflammation, ischemia, and ulceration
  3. aIncluding jejunal segment resection with jejunojejunostomy, right hemicolectomy with ileotransversostomy, ileocecal resection with ileoascendostomy, gastrectomy with esophagojejunostomy, distal gastrectomy with gastrojejunostomy and jejunojejunostomy
  4. bIncluding right hemicolectomy with terminal ileostomy, ileal resection with terminal jejunostomy, rectum exstirpation with terminal descendostomy, left hemicolectomy with terminal transversostomy, ileal segment resection with terminal ileostomy, ulcer excision and over-suturing