[Blood kinins in diseases of the abdominal organs]

Under investigation were 151 patients with peptic ulcer (68), postresective disorders (8), non-incarcerated hernias (20), chronic gastritis (11), appendicitis (7), cholecystitis (5) and healthy people (32). The ulcerous disease, especially when complicated, is accompanied by increased activity of the kallikrein-kinin system. Certain deviations are observed in postresective disorders. These disorders were found to increase within the first day after operations on the stomach and in less degree after other interventions. Later these symptoms tended to normalize. The kinin activity was influenced by the severity of the operation trauma and anesthesia. Sufficient preoperative preparation and use of kontrikal resulted in less disturbance in the kinin system.