[Use of the Miller-Abbott tube in treatment of early postoperative ileus].

The authors present an account on the use of an intraluminal intestinal stent to treat early postoperative ileus. They demonstrate on a case-history the possibility to combine the tube inserted via jejunostomy and with laparostomy. In the discussion they deal also with the historical development of intubation of the small intestine and support of controlled adhesion formation.