Contemporary management of Hirschsprung disease in New Zealand

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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to report the contemporary management of Hirschsprung disease (HD) in New Zealand.

METHODS: We undertook a national multi-centre retrospective review of all newly diagnosed cases of HD during a 16-year period (2000-2015). Demographics, genetic and syndromic associations, family history, radiology and histology results and surgical interventions were analysed.

RESULTS: A total of 246 cases (males:females 4:1) were identified, an incidence of 1:3870 live births. Short-segment disease was present in 81.7%, long-segment disease in 8.5%, total colonic aganglionosis in 6.5% and unknown in 3.3%. HD was diagnosed by 4 weeks' corrected gestational age in 67%. Thirty cases (12%) also had Trisomy 21. Fifty-three (21.5%) patients required a repeat rectal biopsy for definitive diagnosis. A contrast enema was performed in 55% and identified the transition zone with 69% accuracy. Primary pull-through surgery was undertaken in 59% (65% of short-segment cases) at a median age of 27 days; others were initially managed by a defunctioning stoma. The commonest definitive procedure was a Soave-Boley endorectal pull-through (79%) (or similar variant). During a median follow-up of 7.4 years, six (2.5%) survivors underwent a redo pull-through, 13 (5.5%) an appendicostomy, 16 (6.8%) a defunctioning stoma and 10 never had a definitive procedure. Total colonic aganglionosis was significantly more likely to be fatal (12.5% versus 0.5%, P < 0.0005) or associated with a permanent end stoma (27.5% versus 4.5%, P < 0.0005).

CONCLUSIONS: Most New Zealand born infants with short-segment HD are currently managed by primary pull-through, usually in the first months of life.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:90

Enthalten in:

ANZ journal of surgery - 90(2020), 6 vom: 03. Juni, Seite 1037-1040

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Taghavi, Kiarash [VerfasserIn]
Goddard, Lucy [VerfasserIn]
Evans, Stephen M [VerfasserIn]
Hobson, Andrew [VerfasserIn]
Beasley, Spencer W [VerfasserIn]
Sankaran, Sasikumar [VerfasserIn]
Kukkady, Askar [VerfasserIn]
Stevenson, Jonathan [VerfasserIn]
Stringer, Mark D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Contrast enema
Endorectal pull-through
Hirschsprung disease
Journal Article
Rectal suction biopsy
Total colonic aganglionosis

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 29.04.2021

Date Revised 29.04.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ans.15923

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310642183