[Long-term follow-up of Hirschsprung's disease patients treated by heart-shaped anastomosis operation].
OBJECTIVE
To summarize the experience of heart-shaped anastomosis operation in patients with Hirschsprung's disease.


METHODS
Hirschsprung's disease treated by heart-shaped anastomosis, improvement of surgery procedure, and complications were reviewed retrospectively.


RESULTS
Of 193 cases, 152 completed follow-up. Early complications included urine retention (2 cases), enteritis (10), anastomosis stricture (1), and intestinal obstruction (2). Late complications (22 cases) included adhesive intestinal obstruction (2), constipation (5), incision hernia (2), enteritis (6), and occasionally stool stains (7). Neither infection in celiac, pelvic cavity and wound nor incontinence or death occurred in all patients.


CONCLUSIONS
Heart-shaped anastomosis procedure can effectively reduce the complications ceased by Hirschsprung's disease operation and is superior to other procedures.
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Guo
G
Wang
Yizhen
Y
Weng
Mingfa
M
Wei
Xiaoyi
X
Sun
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005763:Gastroenterostomy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D006627:Hirschsprung Disease / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies