Enteroenteroanastomosis near adjacent ileocecal valve in infants.

Aim: To investigate the feasibility and the effectiveness of ileoileostomy in the region adjacent to the ileocecal valve, which can retain the ileocecal valve in infants.

Methods: This is a retrospective review of 48 patients who underwent ileoileostomy in the region adjacent to the ileocecal valve (group 1) and 34 patients who underwent ileocecal resections and ileotransversanastomosis (group 2). Patients were monitored for the time to flatus, resumption of eating, length of hospital stay after surgery, serum total bile acid, vitamin B12 and postoperative complications.

[Effects of surgical treatment for low birth weight neonates with critical acute abdomen].

Objective: To evaluate the effects of the surgical treatment in critical acute abdomen in low birth weight neonates.

Methods: The clinical data of 228 neonates with critical acute abdomen who underwent surgical treatment from January 2000 to January 2003, aged (4.1 +/- 0.