[Diagnosis and treatment of acute intestinal obstruction in incomplete obliteration of the vitellointestinal duct in children].
The authors have performed operations on 132 children with different kinds of acute intestinal ileus caused by the Meckel diverticulum. Out of 132 children operated upon 22 patients (16,6%) died, 15 of them were newborns. The clinical picture and treatment of the disease are described.