[Microlaparoscopic treatment of adhesive intestinal obstruction in children].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinical significance of microlaparoscopic treatment for adhesive intestinal obstruction in children.


METHODS
Adhesion -lysis operation was performed in 18 patients with adhesive intestinal obstruct ion by microlaparoscope from March 2001 to January 2004. The clinical data were analyzed retrospectively.


RESULTS
Microlaparoscope assisted accretion-lysis operation was successfully performed in all patients. The operative time ranged from 15 min to 45 min (averaged 30 min), the aerofluxus time ranged from 12 hours to 28 hours (averaged 22 hours) after operation. All patients can take general activity at the first day and take in food at the second day after operation respectively. The hospital stay ranged from 3 to 5 days (averaged 4 days) without complications. All patients were followed-up from 3 months to 18 months (average d 6 months). All patients recovered well without occurrence of adhesive intestinal obstruction.


CONCLUSIONS
Micro-laparoscope assisted adhesion-lysis operation is a simple,safe,and feasible approach for adhesive intestinal obstruction in children.
Yao
Gan
G
Department of Pediatric Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Guangdong Foshan 528000, China. ygan@fsyyy.com
Li
Yu-zhou
YZ
Liang
Jian-sheng
JS
Yang
Qing-tang
QT
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007415:Intestinal Obstruction / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000267:Tissue Adhesions