[Combined surgical operations in the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space]

The authors discuss their experience in combined operations on the organs of the abdominal cavity and retroperitoneal space in 366 patients whose ages ranged from 16 to 81 years. In 96 patients (26.2%) the operations were carried out for emergency indications and in 270 (73.8%) in a planned order. The authors substantiate the expediency of performing combined operations by a low mortality rate (1.9%) (in carrying out the operations separately the mortality rate comes up to 15%) and by an economical effect.