Table 4 Patients presenting with non-conservatively (surgery ± endoscopy) managed obstruction.
From: The role of colonoscopy in the management of intestinal obstruction: a 20-year retrospective study
| Â | Age quartiles | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | <56 years | 56-70 years | 71-77 years | >77 years |
Surgery only (N, %) | 115 (29.4) | 110 (28.1) | 85 (21.7) | 81 (20.7) |
Endoscopy only (N, %) | 23 (16.7) | 38 (27.5) | 29 (21) | 48 (34.8) |
Surgery and endoscopy (N, %) | 8 (17.8) | 14 (31.1) | 10 (22.2) | 13 (28.9) |
Total (N, %) | 146 (25.4) | 162 (28.2) | 124 (21.6) | 142 (24.7) |