Open AccessFunctional outcome after Swenson′s operation for Hirshsprung′s disease
Author(s) -
Nabil A Gad El-Hak,
Mohamed El Hemaly,
Emad Hamdy Negm,
Ehab El Hanafy,
Magdy H AbdEl Messeh,
Hala H AbdEl Bary
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.58765
Subject(s) - medicine , anorectal manometry , anal canal , reflex , surgery , barium enema , cough reflex , rectum , defecation , gastroenterology , colonoscopy , colorectal cancer , cancer
Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is one of the most common causes resulting in lower intestinal obstruction in children with atypical clinical symptoms and inconspicuous morphological findings by barium enema X-ray. Recently, this situation has been largely ameliorated by improvement of instrument for measurement of anorectal pressure. By now, anorectal manometry has been regarded as a routine means for functional assessment and diagnosis of HD. It is accurate in nearly all cases of HD with characteristic absence of rectoanal inhibitory reflex. Different surgical modalities of treatment are available and Swenson's operation is one of the surgical procedures done for HD. Anorectal manometric findings may change after Swenson's operation with improvement of rectoanal inhibitory reflex in some cases. We aimed to evaluate functional results after Swenson's operation for HD using anorectal manometry.