[Developmental anomalies of fingers and hands in children]. / Poroki razvitiia pal'tsev i kisti u detei.

Studies conducted during treatment of 142 children with developmental anomalies of the fingers and hand are analysed. Operations were carried out on 118 (83.1%) patients (174 operations). Before treatment and in study of the late-term results in postoperative follow-up periods of 3 to 10 years the following methods were used: rheovasography, thermometry, analysis of tactile and pain sense, anthropometric and cosmetic indices. The results were found to be good (70%) and satisfactory (27.5%). The investigations made it possible to draw substantiated conclusions on the surgical tactics, the term and choice of the operation, regular medical examination, and rehabilitation.

[Primary peritonitis in children]. / Pervichnyi peritonit u detei.

The results of treatment of 219 children with "primary peritonitis" are analysed. Most patients (73.5%) were under 7 years of age. The simple form of primary peritonitis was encountered in 158 (72.1%) and the toxic form in 61 (27.9%) patients. Significant disorders of humoral (B-system) and cellular (T-system) immunity as well as combined incompetence of the neutrophil intra-leukocytic microbicidal system were revealed. In 72% of girls a relation was detected between the occurrence of primary peritonitis and the condition of maturation of the genitalia. All the children were treated by operation and recovered.