Did Age at Surgery Influence Outcome in Patients With Hirschsprung Disease?:A Nationwide Cohort Study in the Netherlands

OBJECTIVES : Hirschsprung disease (HD) requires surgical resection of affected bowel, but the current evidence is inconclusive regarding the optimal age for resection. The aim of this study was to assess whether age at resection of the aganglionic segment is a determinant for surgical outcomes. METHODS : A cross-sectional cohort study was done including all consecutive patients with HD between 1957 and 2015, aged 8 years or older (n = 830), who were treated in 1 of the 6 pediatric surgical centers in the Netherlands. Outcome measures were mortality, postoperative complications, stoma rate and... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Roorda, Danielle
Verkuijl, Sanne J.
Derikx, Joep P. M.
Trzpis, Monika
Meinds, Rob J.
Sloots, Cornelius E. J.
Witvliet, Marieke J.
de Blaauw, Ivo
van Gemert, Wim G.
van Heurn, Lodewijk W. E.
Broens, Paul M. A.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2022
Reihe/Periodikum: Roorda , D , Verkuijl , S J , Derikx , J P M , Trzpis , M , Meinds , R J , Sloots , C E J , Witvliet , M J , de Blaauw , I , van Gemert , W G , van Heurn , L W E & Broens , P M A 2022 , ' Did Age at Surgery Influence Outcome in Patients With Hirschsprung Disease? A Nationwide Cohort Study in the Netherlands ' , Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition , vol. 75 , no. 4 , pp. 431-437 . https://doi.org/10.1097/MPG.0000000000003550
Sprache: Englisch
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