[The acute small-bowel obstruction caused by periappendicular abscess].

The diagnostic modes and results of treatment 7 patients with periappendicular abscess, complicated by the acute short-bowel obstruction are discussed. Age varied from 19 to 76 years. 4 of them were hospitalized with ileus symptoms, the rest 5 developed the obstruction during the hospital stay. 2 patients had an urgent operation, 4 patients were operated after 2-4 days and 1 after 9 days after admission. The correlation between the obstruction symptoms and appendicular inflammation was supposed in 3 patients. The cause of small-bowel obstruction was twist of the intestine loop, matted to the appendicular abscess. The surgery consisted of abscess sanation, appendectomy, small-bowel decompression and extrication. One patients died postoperatively of pulmonary embolism.