Diagnosis and Operative Treatment for Redundant Sigmoid Colon in Children / 实用儿科临床杂志

Objective To study the diagnosis and operative treatment of redundant sigmoid colon in children.Methods The length of sigmoid flexure was measured by enema examination in children with constipation,if it was over the normal scope,redundant sigmoid colon were come into existence.Twenty-three cases were treated by operated,hemicolectomy were done in 14 of 23 cases,others were treated by Soave′s procedure through transanal local excision.Results Symptoms disappeared completely in 18 of 23 cases and decreased in 5 cases.Nine cases were cured after Soave's procedure through transanal local excision.There were significant differences between 2 groups(P