[Compensatory processes after extensive resections of the intestines in children]

Based on an analysis of 68 intestinal resections in children, it is considered that functional deviations in the digestive tract activity and other systems and organs, observed in the immediate postoperative period and in later terms, necessitate the utilization of parenteral feeding. Therefore, children subjected to the bowel resection should be kept under a dispensary control and checked regularly to conduct prophylactic and therapeutic measures.