Duhamel pull through in Hirschsprung's disease: experience at Shaikh Zayed Hospital

ABSTRACT

Hirschsprung's disease is one of the common causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction. It can even present in older child with chronic constipation. We report our experience of Duhamel's procedure for definitive treatment. Twenty patients were included in the retrospective analysis. Out of these, 11 had rectosigmoid disease, 5 had ultra-short segment disease and 4 had total colonic aganglionosis. Early complications were seen in 5 patients and 7 patients had long term problems. They all settled over a period of time