Mesenteric plication in the treatment of adhesive intestinal obstruction.
A material comprising 29 patients operated on by the method introduced by T. B. Noble is presented. The indication was acute obstruction in 17 cases, peritonitis in 6 and chronic obstruction in 6. The period of observation ranged from 1 to 11 years. The postoperative mortality was 3/29 and after follow-up of the remaining patients, the results were judged as satisfactory (good or fair) in 23 patients and poor in 3.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D000267:Tissue Adhesions