Hirschsprung's disease; enterocolitis during the course

ABSTRACT

To determine the frequency of Hirschsprung's Disease associated enterocolitis in pre and post operative patients. Nishtar Hospital and Ibn-e-Sina Hospital, Multan from January 2008 to June 2012. A total number of 114 patients aged from less than 6 months to more than 5 years were diagnosed and treated for Hirschsprung's Disease after rectal biopsy and internal sphinterotomy. In total of 114 patients 32 [28%] developed enterocolitis before and 5 [18.5%] after definite surgery. The results of this study implicates that the early diagnosis and to make measures to decrease the post pull-through anastomostic anorectal stenosis can reduce the frequency of pre and post operative Hirschsprung's disease associated enterocolitis