[Immediate and long-term results of extensive intestinal resections]

Results of extended resections of the intestine in 60 patients are analyzed. The early postoperative lethality was 63%. Perspectives for the improvement of early and late results are thought to be associated with a better preoperative preparing, objective intraoperative assessment of the degree and spread of disturbances of the mesenterial blood flow, decompression of the gastro-intestinal tract in the postoperative period.