title: Ileus in the newborn: a study of decreasing mortality.
abstract: The authors' experience with operative therapy for ileus-duodenal, small intestinal, colon, and rectal-in newborns is presented with an analysis of the improvements in prognosis over the last 30 years. For the time period 1980-1989, the following survival rates were achieved: duodenum: 100%; small bowel: overall 96.8%, for uncomplicated cases 100%; congenital megacolon: overall 89%, for uncomplicated cases 100%; ileus of all intestinal portions together: 97.5%, for uncomplicated cases 100%.
authors.affiliation: Kinderchirurgische Klinik, Dr. von Haunerschen Kinderspital der Universität München.
authors.forename: W C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Hecker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Naegele
mesh_terms: D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D004378:Duodenal Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000401:mortality* / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small; D015996:Survival Rate