title: [Mechanical ileus from material of the IIIrd Department of Surgery at the College of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University].
abstract: Retrospective analysis of 177 patients with mechanical ileus was performed. The mean age was 16 to 94 years with average of 66. There were more females-107 (60.5%). There was 74.2% of strangulation ileus and 25.2% of obturation ileus. The incarcerated hernia was the main cause of strangulation ileus (59%) and carcinoma of obturation ileus (93%). Within the large bowel carcinoma was the cause of ileus in all patients. Postoperatively 33 patients (18.6%) died. Mortality among the patients with strangulation ileus was 13.6% and with obturation ileus was 33.3%.
authors.affiliation: III Katedry i Kliniki Chirurgii Ogólnej, Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cichoń
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brzeziński
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Orlicki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pasierb
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006547:Hernia / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate