title: Postoperative adhesive intestinal obstruction: The role of intestinal stenting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Six children with adhesive obstruction in the postoperative period were treated with stenting the small bowel with long intestinal tube.
  
  
  METHODS
  In two children the stenting was done through jejunostomy, and in the other four through the base of appendix.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During a follow-up period of 2-14 years, there had been no recurrence.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Use of an intraluminal tube stent in preventing recurrent small bowel obstruction due to adhesions is safe and effective when used on appropriately selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatric Surgery, G. Kuppusami Naidu Memorial Hospital, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
authors.forename: Ravikumar Ramanathan
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Valkodai
authors.forename: Rajamani
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gurusami
authors.forename: Vijayagiri
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Duraisami