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Table 2 Postoperative difficulties and complications across both groups

From: Early outcomes of tapering jejunoplasty by antimesenteric seromuscular stripping and mucosal inversion for proximal jejunal atresia

Postoperative difficulties and complications compared across both groups

Group A (n = 13)

Group B (n = 9)

p value

Stenosis

0 (0%)

1 (11.1%)

0.409

Anastomotic leak

1 (7.7%)

0 (0%)

0.591

Early transient bowel dysfunction and high nasogastric aspirates

1 (7.7%)

4 (44.4%)

0.043

Delayed feeding tolerance (need for PN beyond 14 days)

0 (0%)

3 (33.3%)

0.054

Failure to thrive (poor weight gain during infancy)

1 (7.7%)

3 (33.3%)

0.125

None of the above complications

10 (76.9%)

2 (22.2%)

0.027

  1. Data expressed as: number of cases (%)