Use of T-Tube Enterostomy in Neonatal Gastro-intestinal Surgery.

To evaluate the results of the use of the T-tube ileostomy in neonatal intestinal surgery cases. A retrospective review of sixty two neonates underwent intestinal obstruction surgery by using T-tube ileostomy was conducted between January 1990 and January 2013.The pathologies of the intestinal obstruction were; thirty four of jejunoileal atresia cases, thirteen case meconium ileus, eight cases perforated necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), three cases meconium peritonitis, three cases with bowel resection due to intestinal volvulus, and one case of gastroschisis.