Duhamel procedure: a comparative retrospective study between an open and a laparoscopic technique

BACKGROUND: Few studies are available comparing open with laparoscopic treatment of Hirschsprung’s disease. This study compares a laparoscopic series of 30 patients with a historical open series of 25 patients. METHODS: The charts of all patients having had a Duhamel procedure in the period from Jun...

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Autores principales: Travassos, D. Vieira, Bax, N. M. A., Van der Zee, D. C.
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Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2077356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17483999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9317-6
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Bax, N. M. A.
Van der Zee, D. C.
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Van der Zee, D. C.
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description BACKGROUND: Few studies are available comparing open with laparoscopic treatment of Hirschsprung’s disease. This study compares a laparoscopic series of 30 patients with a historical open series of 25 patients. METHODS: The charts of all patients having had a Duhamel procedure in the period from June 1987 through July 2003 were retrospectively reviewed. Open procedures were performed until March 1994. Patients with extended aganglionosis, pre-Duhamel ostomy, or syndrome were excluded from the study. End points were intraoperative complications, postoperative complications, time to first feeding, hospital stay, and outcome at follow-up such as stenosis, enterocolitis, constipation, fecal incontinence, and enuresis. RESULTS: Twenty-five patients had an open Duhamel (OD) and 30 had a laparoscopic one (LD). There were no differences in patient characteristics and there were no intraoperative complications in either group. Time to first oral feeds was significantly longer in the OD group as was the duration of hospital stay. No significant differences at follow-up were observed but there was a tendency for a higher enterocolitis rate in the LD group. In contrast, the adhesive obstruction and enuresis rates were higher in the OD group. Cosmetic results were superior in the LD group. CONCLUSIONS: Except for a significantly shorter hospital stay and shorter time to first oral feeds in favor of LD, no significant differences could be observed. The cosmetic result was not an end point but there was no doubt that it was better in the LD group. Although not statistically significant different, there were no adhesive bowel obstructions in the LD group compared with 3 of 25 in the OD group. Fecal incontinence was not encountered in either group.
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spelling pubmed-20773562007-11-15 Duhamel procedure: a comparative retrospective study between an open and a laparoscopic technique Travassos, D. Vieira Bax, N. M. A. Van der Zee, D. C. Surg Endosc Article BACKGROUND: Few studies are available comparing open with laparoscopic treatment of Hirschsprung’s disease. This study compares a laparoscopic series of 30 patients with a historical open series of 25 patients. METHODS: The charts of all patients having had a Duhamel procedure in the period from June 1987 through July 2003 were retrospectively reviewed. Open procedures were performed until March 1994. Patients with extended aganglionosis, pre-Duhamel ostomy, or syndrome were excluded from the study. End points were intraoperative complications, postoperative complications, time to first feeding, hospital stay, and outcome at follow-up such as stenosis, enterocolitis, constipation, fecal incontinence, and enuresis. RESULTS: Twenty-five patients had an open Duhamel (OD) and 30 had a laparoscopic one (LD). There were no differences in patient characteristics and there were no intraoperative complications in either group. Time to first oral feeds was significantly longer in the OD group as was the duration of hospital stay. No significant differences at follow-up were observed but there was a tendency for a higher enterocolitis rate in the LD group. In contrast, the adhesive obstruction and enuresis rates were higher in the OD group. Cosmetic results were superior in the LD group. CONCLUSIONS: Except for a significantly shorter hospital stay and shorter time to first oral feeds in favor of LD, no significant differences could be observed. The cosmetic result was not an end point but there was no doubt that it was better in the LD group. Although not statistically significant different, there were no adhesive bowel obstructions in the LD group compared with 3 of 25 in the OD group. Fecal incontinence was not encountered in either group. Springer-Verlag 2007-05-05 2007-12 /pmc/articles/PMC2077356/ /pubmed/17483999 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9317-6 Text en © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2007
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Bax, N. M. A.
Van der Zee, D. C.
Duhamel procedure: a comparative retrospective study between an open and a laparoscopic technique
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title_full Duhamel procedure: a comparative retrospective study between an open and a laparoscopic technique
title_fullStr Duhamel procedure: a comparative retrospective study between an open and a laparoscopic technique
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title_short Duhamel procedure: a comparative retrospective study between an open and a laparoscopic technique
title_sort duhamel procedure: a comparative retrospective study between an open and a laparoscopic technique
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2077356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17483999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00464-007-9317-6
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