Follow-Up Study of Bowel-Control and Quality of Life after Modified Soave Procedure for Hirschsprung′s Disease in Infants
- VernacularTitle:经肛门改良Soave术根治婴幼儿巨结肠术后排便功能及生活质量随访
- Author:
yuan-mei, LIU
;
yue-guang, HU
;
song, YU
;
xiao-hong, YANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hirschsprung′s disease;
congenital anus;
surgica procedures;
quality of life;
follow-up studies
- From:Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2006;0(22):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To appraise the bowel control and quality of life after transanal improvement of Soave one-stage pull-through operation for Hirschsprung′s disease(HD) in infants.Methods Twenty-five patients(aged from 2 months to 3 years old) with HD underwent improved endorectal pull-through procedure and postoperative follow-up for 5 months to 6 years(average 4.5 years) including the occurrence of operation related complications sush as bowel control,constipation or postoperative enterocolitis and quality of life.Results Twenty-one patients completed the study were with a mean follow-up.The assessment of anal continence was graded as normal(4 scores),good(3 scores),and fair(2 scores) according to the previous study of other investigators.Of the 21 patients,16 were graded as normal,whereas 4 were as good and 1 fair.One patient developed constipation and 2 patients had postoperative enterocolitis.Conclusion Modified Soave procedure for Hirschsprang′s disease can get a good bowel control outcome and quality of life.
