title: [Experiences with intraluminal small intestinal intubation].
abstract: Seventy-six patients were treated for postoperative ileus of the small intestine, between 1983 and 1987. Forty-four of them received intraluminal intestinal intubation, with indications being established by stringent criteria. One case of recurrent ileus was recorded eight weeks after removal of the Miller-Abbott tube, but no tube-related lethality was observed. The average age of our patients was as low as 49 years. Post-operative lethality amounted to 21.2 percent (eight in 44). Ileus was not removed until death in three cases. Intraluminal intestinal intubation may be recommended after long-distance lysis of adhesions for postoperative ileus of the small intestine as well as in cases of severe ileus in concomitance with controllable peritonitis.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Chirurgie, Bereichs Medizin (Charité), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Manger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Winkler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000150:complications
vernacular_title: Erfahrungen mit der intraluminalen Dünndarmschienung.