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Observational studyAfrican journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS2024

Our Experience of the De la Torre-Mondragon Technique in the Surgical Management of Hirschsprung's Disease: A Report on 52 Cases.

Mouafo Tambo Faustin Félicien, Gacelle Fossi Kamga, Eugénie Caroline Dikongue Dikongue, Florence Obono Ebo, Maurice Aurélien Sosso

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Observational study in African journal of paediatric surgery : AJPS, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mouafo Tambo Faustin FélicienDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Yaoundé Gynecoobstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Gacelle Fossi KamgaDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Yaoundé Gynecoobstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Eugénie Caroline Dikongue DikongueDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Yaoundé Gynecoobstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Florence Obono EboDepartment of Pediatric Surgery, Yaoundé Gynecoobstetric and Paediatric Hospital, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Maurice Aurélien SossoDepartment of Surgery and Specialties, University of Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon.
Yaoundé Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Pediatrics Hospital · CMUniversité de Yaoundé I · CM

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe authors report their experience of the transanal endorectal pull through technique as described by De la Torre Mondragon in the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease (HD). MATERIALS AND

methodsIt was a retro prospective, observational and descriptive hospital based study involving all proven cases of HD managed within a time frame of 8 years.

resultsFifty two patients with a mean age of 18 months at the time of surgery. The male pre dominance was remarkable. The mean duration of the surgery was 2 h and a half hours. The surgical indication was based on the history, clinical findings and on the contrast enema (transition zone) with a 24 h film (prolonged contrast evacuation) and calculation of the rectosigmoid index (<1). With a mean follow up of 16 months, the morbidity was dominated by soiling, anastomotic strictures and enterocolitis. The mortality in one case was related to a post operative enterocolitis that was not amenable to resuscitation.

conclusionSoiling, anastomotic strictures and enterocolitis are the main post operative complications of TEPT in the treatment of HD in our practice.

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EnterocolitisHirschsprung DiseaseConstriction, PathologicFemaleHumansInfantMaleProspective Studies

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PMID38259017
PMCPMC10903730
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