title: Zhang's ring-clamp modification of Duhamel's procedure: 30 years experience.
abstract: To evaluate the efficacy of the ring-clamp procedure (RCP) in the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) 435 RCPs were compared to 54 Kocher procedures performed between 1960 and 1990. The data were analyzed by chi-square test. The RCP resulted in much less blind-pouch syndrome (7%) compared to the Kocher's procedure (40%), and represents a valid alternative in the treatment of HD in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Beijing Children's Hospital, Nan Li-shi Lu, Beijing, 100045, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: J Z
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome