[Acute destructive appendicitis in newborn infants].

The results of operations on 6 newborn infants for destructive appendicitis are analysed. It is pointed out that the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is made with great difficulties because there are no typical signs of the disease and complications that develop rapidly: diffuse peritonitis or formation of an appendicular abscess. Examples of the management of patients with a complicated course of acute destructive appendicitis are given.

[Treatment of children with acute stenosing laryngotracheitis during prolonged tracheal intubation].

Therapy of acute decompensated forms of laryngotracheitis in children has not been well developed. The mortality rate as a result of asphyxia reaches 10 to 52%. The present authors were able to reduce significantly the number of hazardous complications and lethal outcomes when treating 32 children with acute decompensated forms of laryngotracheitis (only one patient died).