title: Definitive treatment of Hirschsprung's disease with a laparoscopic Duhamel pull-through procedure in childhood.
abstract: The Duhamel abdominoperineal pull-through is the authors' preferred treatment for children with Hirschsprung's disease (HD). Advances in instrumentation and technique now make laparoscopic correction possible. This procedure was successfully performed in six children aged 5 weeks to 6 years. No colostomy was performed before or after the Duhamel procedure. The technique and its potential role in the treatment of HD are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie pédiatrique, hôpital Robert Debré, Paris XIX, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: de Lagausie
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bruneau
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Besnard
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Jaby
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Aigrain
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery*