NEW APPROACHES TO THE PROBLEM OF DISEASES WITH PERITONES IN CHILDREN

This article analyzes the results of treatment of 76 patients aged 5-17 years who were referred to the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Children’s Minimally Invasive and Endoscopic Surgery with various degrees of peritoneal adhesions during 1997-2006. Of the patients, 49 were boys (64.5%) and 27 were girls (35.5%). First, the patients were analyzed in detail according to their age, type and extent of peritoneal adhesions. The methods of traditional laparotomy and videolaparoscopy performed on the patients were described in comparison with each other, and based on the results obtained, conclusions of clinical importance for practicing surgeons were drawn.