title: [Meckel's diverticulum in children].
abstract: In 1978-1988 operations were performed on 92 children: 35 with diverticulitis, 7 with intestinal intussusception, 5 with hemorrhage from an ulcer of the diverticulum, 13 with strangulation or mechanical ileus, 2 with strangulated Littre's hernia, one with torsion of the omentum, 22 with secondary diverticulitis, and in 7 children Meckel's diverticulum was a chance finding during other operations in the cavities. Boys accounted for 60.9' (56) of cases. There were 12 children under one year of age, nine from 1 to 3 years, 17 from 3 to 5 years, 17 from 5 to 7 years, and 12 children aged from 7 to 10 years. The clinical manifestations depended on the pathological changes developing in Meckel's diverticulum. A clinical picture of acute appendicitis developed in diverticulitis, six children had a typical picture of intussusception, and one child had a picture of acute abdomen. Anemia and a stool with dark blood were encountered in hemorrhage from a diverticular ulcer. Seven out of 13 children with ileus had a pronounced clinical picture, in the remaining 5 it was unclear and resembled that of acute appendicitis. Meckel's diverticulum was suspected before the operation in 17 (9.95%) patients. The Volkovich-Dyakonov laparotomy approach was used in 64 children, a pararectal incision in 9, a transrectal incision in 15, a median incision in one patient, hernio-laparotomy was conducted in one and Shpizi's operation in 2 children. Diverticulectomy was accomplished by the oblique-transverse method in 79 children, by the wedge techniques in 5, by the purse-string method in 2 patients, and resection of the intestine with the diverticulum was conducted in 5 children.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.forename: E P
authors.initials: EP
authors.lastname: Antoshkina
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Velichko
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Tsvynda
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004238:Diverticulitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008467:Meckel Diverticulum / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Divertikul Mekkelia u deteĭ.