The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 2 , Pages 215-223 , August 2010

Development of a simple model for predicting need for surgery in patients who initially undergo conservative management for adhesive small bowel obstruction

  • Issei Komatsu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, St Luke's International Hospital, 9-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo City, Tokyo, 104-8540 Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 3541 5151; fax: +81 3 3544 0649
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  • Yasuharu Tokuda, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St Luke's Life Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Gen Shimada, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, St Luke's International Hospital, 9-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo City, Tokyo, 104-8540 Japan
    • Medical Information Center, St Luke's International Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Joshua L. Jacobs, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Clinical Epidemiology, St Luke's Life Science Institute, Tokyo, Japan
    • University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine, Honolulu, HI, USA
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  • Hisashi Onodera, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterological and General Surgery, St Luke's International Hospital, 9-1 Akashi-cho, Chuo City, Tokyo, 104-8540 Japan

Received 20 January 2009 ,Revised 5 June 2009

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00676-X

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.07.045

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 200, Issue 2 , Pages 215-223 , August 2010

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