title: Laparoscopic Duhamel pullthrough procedure for Hirschsprung's disease in childhood.
abstract: Advances in instrumentation and technique now make laparoscopic correction of some congenital anomalies possible. We report on a 2-year-old boy with biopsy-proven Hirschsprung's disease successfully treated by a laparoscopic Duhamel pullthrough procedure. The technique and its potential role in the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease are described.
authors.affiliation: University of Tennessee, Le Bonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Steiner
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Lobe
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods