[Initial experience with laparoscopic treatment of ileus conditions and lysis of adhesions in children].

Intraabdominal adhesions are important complications after classical laparotomy. The authors describe in their paper their initial experience with the laparoscopic diagnosis and treatment of intraabdominal adhesions in acute ileous conditions in children. Significant adhesions were found in 13 patients. In two invagination was the cause of intestinal occlusion. In one patient torsion of a loop and in one instance they diagnosed a paracaecal abscess. In the remaining three they did not detect the cause of pain after appendectomy. In 2 children they had to convert the operation to classical laparotomy. The group is formed by children aged 4-17 years. The mean age was 12.3 years. In all instances with a positive finding adhesiolysis or solution of another cause of intestinal obstruction had a favourable effect and eliminated the patient's complaints.