title: [Ileus due to adhesions as a consequence of abdominal surgery in childhood - analysis of 94 cases].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Ileus due to adhesions is a common postoperative complication. However, there are only rare reports of this condition occuring in children. The aim of this study was to determinate the risk of incidence of intestinal adhesion ileus in children after abdominal operations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Retrospective studies were carried out on a group of 94 children operated in the Department of Pediatric Surgery and Urology of the Polish Mother's Memorial Hospital - Research Institute in Łódź in the years 1996-2005, in whom adhesions were found on relaparotomy. The following parameters were analysed:indication for operation age at first laparotomy, timeintervalbetweenl aparotomyandrelaparotomy, localization and extent of adhesions, complications after adhesiolysis, indications for relaparotomy.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among 1987 children in whom laparotomy was performed, in 94 intestinal adhesions were found. The majority of relaparatomies were performed in the first 6 months after the primary operation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adhesive bowel obstruction is a frequent and serious complication after laparotomy especially in the neonatal period. It occurs most frequently in the 6 months after the primary operation.
authors.affiliation: Klinika Chirurgii i Urologii Dzieciqcej Kierownik: prof. dr hab. med. A. Chilarski, Instytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki w Lodzi. annapiaseczna@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Piaseczna-Piotrowska
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jóźwiak
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D045823:Ileus / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007813:Laparotomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000601:surgery; D012086:Reoperation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery