[Idiopathic perforation of the extrahepatic bile ducts in a nursing infant].

The report concerns a two-month-old suckling, affected on the 20th day of life with occurrence of icterus, dark urine and acholic stool, and on the 34th day--fever, vomiting and enlargement of the abdomen. Bile ascites is demonstrated by abdominal puncture, and perforation of the extrahepatic biliary ducts--by hepatobiliary scintigraphy. In the course of emergency laparotomy, diffuse bile peritonitis is established against the background of punctiform perforation at the site of d.

[Correlation between alkaline phosphatase activity and the degree of villi atrophy of the intestinal mucosa in children with glutenic enteropathy].

Eight children with primary and secondary enteropathy were examined, in whom predominantly advanced partial atrophy and subtotal atrophy of the villous apparatus were established. Enzymic histochemical study of the activity of alkaline phosphatase showed correlation with the degree of villous atrophy. Our results confirm that the alkaline phosphatase is an enzyme, indicating regenerative activity of enterocytes.