Surgery

New findings from Ondokuz Mayis University, Department of Pediatric Surgery in the area of pediatric in children published

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, March 8th, 2007

Data detailed in "Is there a hidden mortality after one-stage transanal endorectal pull-through for patients with Hirschsprung's disease" have been presented. "One-stage transanal pull-through (TAP) has become a standard definitive procedure for the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease (HD). Short-term results of this operation seem to be excellent, but long-term outcome is still obscure," researchers in Samsun, Turkey report.

"We evaluated the morbidity and mortality of our patients with one-stage TAP, and we reviewed the literature. We performed a TAP without a colostomy in 21 patients with HD. The primary outcome measures are age, sex, complications during surgery,...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2007-03-08)

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