Vv. Shapkin et al., TREATMENT OF CHILDREN WITH SEVERE CONGENI TAL ILEUS - LATE OUTCOMES, VESTNIK ROSSIISKOI AKADEMII MEDITSINSKIKH NAUK, (4), 1994, pp. 17-20
A total of 295 children were operated on for severe ileus. The late ou
tcomes of treating 88 children were studied for some months to 18 year
s. The assessment of the therapy results, the detection of causes of c
omplications and the determination of the functional status were made
by using a complex of study methods. Thirty-one children required surg
ical correction of complications. Five-groups of children were identif
ied and complications and reconstructive surgical techniques were dete
rmined and characterized.