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ArticleClinical and experimental pediatrics2026

Longitudinal analysis of gut microbiota dysbiosis and bacterial signatures predictive of postoperative enterocolitis in children with Hirschsprung disease.

Sireekarn Chantakhow, Chanon Kunasol, Jiraporn Khorana, Kanokkan Tepmalai, Nipon Chattipakorn, Siriporn C Chattipakorn

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Sireekarn ChantakhowDivision of Pediatric Surgery Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Chanon KunasolCardiac Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Jiraporn KhoranaDivision of Pediatric Surgery Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Kanokkan TepmalaiDivision of Pediatric Surgery Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Nipon ChattipakornCardiac Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Siriporn C ChattipakornCardiac Electrophysiology Unit, Cardiac Electrophysiology Research and Training Center, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

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CMU Excellent Center Award, Chiang Mai UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai UniversityNational Research Council of Thailand N42A660301 SCCNational Research Council of Thailand N42A661018 SC
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backgroundWe aimed to investigate differences in gut microbiota between patients with Hirschsprung disease (HSCR) and healthy children; assess longitudinal changes in the microbiota of patients with HSCR from diagnosis through postoperative period; and identify microbial markers predictive of postoperative HSCR-associated enterocolitis (HAEC). PURPOSE: To investigate alterations in the gut microbiota of patients with HSCR by assessing longitudinal microbiome changes after surgery and identifying microbial signatures predictive of postoperative HAEC.

methodsA case-control study of 20 patients with HSCR and 20 controls was conducted at Maharaj Nakorn Chiang Mai Hospital. Fecal specimens were collected from patients with HSCR at initial diagnosis and from age-matched controls. Additional samples were obtained from patients intraoperatively and at 1 and 6 months postoperatively. A microbial analysis was performed using 16S rRNA gene sequencing (V3-V4 hypervariable regions).

resultsCompared to controls, patients with HSCR exhibited gut dysbiosis characterized by reduced microbial diversity and altered community composition as determined by Analysis of Compositions of Microbiomes with Bias Correction. Increased relative abundances of Robinsoniella, Fusobacterium, Cutibacterium, Citrobacter, and Eubacterium fissicatena were observed in patients with HSCR, whereas NK4A214, Lachnospiraceae XPB1014 groups, Acinetobacter and Acetitomaculum were decreased (q< 0.05). Alpha diversity in patients with HSCR was significantly increased at 6 months postoperatively versus at theinitial diagnosis (P<0.05). Longitudinal changes in Eubacterium and Eubacteriales suggest their potential use as markers of treatment efficacy. In patients who developed postoperative HAEC, Olsenella was enriched in the proximal intestine, whereas Holdemanella, Corynebacterium, Collinsella, and CAG-352 were elevated in the distal intestine (q<0.05).

conclusionPatients with HSCR exhibited distinct alterations in the gut microbiota, with significant shifts observed between the pretreatment period and 6 months postoperatively. Specific bacterial taxa were identified as potential markers for HAEC development. Future microbiome-targeted interventions to prevent HAEC need to be explored.

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EnterocolitisGastrointestinal microbiomeHirschsprung diseasePostoperative complications

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