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Response to: postoperative ileus, a diagnosis by exclusion?
Author(s) -
Peters E. G.,
Dekkers M.,
Luyer M. D. P.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
colorectal disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.029
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1463-1318
pISSN - 1462-8910
DOI - 10.1111/codi.13681
Subject(s) - medicine , citation , ileus , outpatient clinic , general surgery , library science , computer science
We thank Dr. Wu et al. for their interest in our article [1]. Postoperative ileus (POI) is considered to be inevitable after abdominal surgery by many and has been underestimated consequently. We have shown that POI not only affects patient comfort and recovery, but is also associated with severe complications such as anastomotic leakage. It has been unclear until now the cause and effect of POI, though the inflammatory response plays a significant role in these conditions. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserve