Redo-endorectal pull through following various pull through procedures in Hirschsprung's disease. 2008

Florian Obermayr, and Hans-Walter Hacker, and Antje Bornemann, and Martin Stern, and Jörg Fuchs
Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany. florian.obermayr@med.uni-tuebingen.de

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to analyse the outcome of redo-endorectal pull through in Hirschsprung's disease following different original pull through procedures. In the past, redo-endorectal pull through was mainly performed following endorectal pull through, but not following the Duhamel procedure. We present the outcome of eight patients after redo-endorectal pull through, including five who underwent Duhamel pull through as original procedure. METHODS Between 2002 and 2004, eight patients underwent redo-endorectal pull through following the Duhamel procedure (five), Rehbein procedure (one) and endorectal pull through (two). A retrospective study was performed to evaluate the clinical course after redo-endorectal pull through, reviewing inpatients' and outpatients' charts and performing standardised interviews. RESULTS Four of eight patients had normal stool pattern after redo-endorectal pull through. In two patients mild and in another two patients severe chronic constipation occurred after redo-surgery. Constipation-associated incontinence was noted in four patients, which is terminated after initiation of laxative treatment in three. Enterocolitis occurred in one patient and recurrent ileitis in another child with total colonic aganglionosis. No impairment of bladder function was observed after redo-endorectal pull through. CONCLUSIONS Redo-endorectal pull through proved to be a safe technique and feasible even after prior Duhamel pull through, resulting in good clinical outcome.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007415 Intestinal Obstruction Any impairment, arrest, or reversal of the normal flow of INTESTINAL CONTENTS toward the ANAL CANAL. Intestinal Obstructions,Obstruction, Intestinal
D008297 Male Males
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D012007 Rectum The distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE, between the SIGMOID COLON and the ANAL CANAL. Rectums
D012086 Reoperation A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision
D002648 Child A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL. Children
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D003248 Constipation Infrequent or difficult evacuation of FECES. These symptoms are associated with a variety of causes, including low DIETARY FIBER intake, emotional or nervous disturbances, systemic and structural disorders, drug-induced aggravation, and infections. Colonic Inertia,Dyschezia
D004760 Enterocolitis Inflammation of the MUCOSA of both the SMALL INTESTINE and the LARGE INTESTINE. Etiology includes ISCHEMIA, infections, allergic, and immune responses. Enterocolitides

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