[Acute abdominal complications after thoracic-pulmonary operations]

Serious abdominal complications occurring after chest and lung operations are discussed. The most common abdominal complications include acute dilatation of the stomach, paralytic ileus, gastrointestinal tract hemorrhage, as well as perforations of hollow abdominal organs. An interesting case presenting perforation of the small intestine after lung resection for pulmonary carcinoma is reported. The attention of surgeons is called to severe surgical complications, such as profuse hemorrhages from the gastrointestinal tract, and perforations of hollow abdominal organs, first and foremost.