[Diagnosis of suture insufficiency--clinical, laboratory and x-ray findings and special examinations].

Early recognition of a suture insufficiency in the small or large intestine is important for systematic therapy. Apart from consideration of drainage secretion, assessment of general condition and of the abdomen are the most important diagnostic measures. These can be supplemented by laboratory findings of leucocytosis, thrombocytopenia, and respiratory alkalosis. Additional measures are Gastrografin tests, endoradiography, digital and rectoscopic examination, and possibly also computer tomography and sonography.