Causes of death in Hirschsprung's disease: analysis and conclusions for therapy.
The mortality occurring in a series of 310 patients with Hirschsprung's disease is analysed. Forty-one (13%) died, 13 (4.5%) soon after a pullthrough operation. Anastomotic leaks were the largest cause of death in this latter group, but enterocolitis remains the most important cause of overall mortality.
D003125:Colostomy; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008131:London; D008531:Megacolon / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*