Intestinal obstruction in children - this is nothing more than the emergence of complications and disorders when moving the contents of the intestine from the stomach to the rectum. The cause of congenital intestinal obstruction can be various congenital malformations of the intestine. There are only three forms of intestinal obstruction:
- acute (low and high, depending on the area of the intestine);
- chronic;
- recurrent.
The mechanism of intestinal obstruction is divided into mechanical and dynamic. When dynamic, there are no mechanical obstacles, and the main cause of its occurrence may be injuries or cuts. Mechanical intestinal obstruction occurs much more often, it is a consequence of the occurrence of a mechanical obstruction (swelling, fecal or gallstone) in any of the sections of the gastrointestinal tract.
Intestinal obstruction in children: symptoms
The main signs of intestinal obstruction in newborns are vomiting with an admixture of bile, stool retention, cessation of gas leakage and bloating.
There are also congenital and acquired intestinal obstruction in children. And the first is the most common diagnosis among newborns entering the emergency department of surgery. The cause of intestinal obstruction in newborns may be a disturbed structure of the intestinal tube or a violation of the rotation and fixation of the middle part of the intestine. Also, the cause of this type of intestinal obstruction in children, may be violations by others
Another type of this disease in children is an adhesive intestinal obstruction. This is quite a serious disease and is very common in abdominal surgery. Adhesive obstruction requires immediate hospitalization and emergency surgery. Among other types of intestinal obstruction, the adhesive occurs in 30-40% of cases.
Treatment of intestinal obstruction
In all types of intestinal obstruction, children should be hospitalized and in most cases operated. Conservative treatment occurs only with dynamic intestinal obstruction. In this case, the treatment includes gastric lavage, enemas with hypertonic solution, proserin subcutaneously and hypertensive solutions intravenously.