Open AccessTen-year experience with the Swenson procedure in Nigerian children with Hirschsprung′s disease
Author(s) -
Oludayo Adedapo Sowande,
O Adejuyigbe
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
african journal of paediatric surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.163
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 0189-6725
pISSN - 0974-5998
DOI - 10.4103/0189-6725.78668
Subject(s) - medicine , hirschsprung's disease , surgery , colostomy , presentation (obstetrics) , complication , bowel obstruction , disease
Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a common cause of intestinal obstruction in children. Definitive treatments consist of excision of the aganglionic segment and anastomosing the normal colon to the anal remnant. The outcome of this approach in Nigerian children is not known. The aim of this study was to analyze the short to mid-term outcome of children who have undergone the Swenson Procedure (SPT) as a treatment of HD over a period of 10 years.