Background: Hirschsprung disease (HD) is characterized by absent neuronal innervation of
the distal colonic bowel wall and is surgically treated by removing the affected bowel …

Objectives Ileus following surgery can arise in different forms namely as paralytic ileus,
adhesive small bowel obstruction or as anastomotic stenosis. The incidences of these …

Abstract Background Surgical management of Hirschsprung disease (HD) involves fully
excising the transition zone (TZ). The literature suggests that resection of≥ 5 cm of …

Introduction Transition zone pull-through (TZPT) is incomplete removal of the aganglionic
bowel/transition zone (TZ) in patients with Hirschsprung disease (HD). Evidence on which …

Purpose Presence of transition zone (TZ) in the pulled colon can impact the outcome of
surgery in children with Hirschsprung's disease. There is a wide variation in terminology …

Background Intraoperative resection level in patients with Hirschsprung disease (HD) is
determined by contrast enema, surgeon's intraoperative judgement and full thickness biopsy …

Bowel dysfunction has been proven to be the most typical complication of long-segment
Hirschsprung disease (LSHD). Additionally, bowel dysfunction in preschool and early …

Background: The transition zone (TZ) is defined by specific histological findings in patients
with Hirschsprung Disease (HSCR). HSCR treatment includes surgical removal of the …

Introduction A proximal resection margin greater than 5 cm from the intra-operative
histologically determined transition zone has been deemed necessary to minimize the risk of …

Abstract Background In Patients with Hirschsprung Disease (HSCR) suffering from
obstructive symptoms after their pull-through surgery, a transition zone pull-through (TZPT) …