scholarly journals The follow-up of the robotic-assisted Soave procedure for Hirschsprung’s disease in children

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tran Anh Quynh ◽  
Pham Duy Hien ◽  
Le Quang Du ◽  
Le Hoang Long ◽  
Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Dentate Line ◽  
Robotic Arms ◽  
Robotic Assisted ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Pull Through

AbstractRobotic surgery offers three-dimensional visualization and precision of movement that could be of great value to gastrointestinal surgeons. There were many previous reports on robotic technology in performing Soave colonic resection and pull-through for Hirschsprung’s disease in children. This study described the follow-up of the Robotic-assisted Soave procedure for Hirschsprung’s disease in children. Robotic-assisted endorectal pull-through was performed using three robotic arms and an additional 5-mm trocar. The ganglionic and aganglionic segments were initially identified by seromuscular biopsies. The rest of the procedure was carried out according to the Soave procedure. We left a short rectal seromuscular sleeve of 1.5–2 cm above the dentate line. From December 2014 to December 2017, 55 pediatric patients were operated on. Age ranged from 6 months to 10 years old (median = 24.5 months). The aganglionic segment was located in the rectum (n = 38), the sigmoid colon (n = 13), and the left colon (n = 4). The mean total operative time was 93.2 ± 35 min (ranging from 80 to 180 min). Minimal blood was lost during the surgery. During the follow-up period, 41 patients (74.6%) had 1–2 defecations per day, 12 patients (21.8%) had 3–4 defecations per day, and 2 patients (3.6%) had more than 4 defecations per day. Fecal incontinence, enterocolitis, and mild soiling occurred in three (5.4%), four (7.3%), and two pediatric patients, respectively. Robotic-assisted Soave procedure for Hirschsprung’s disease in children is a safe and effective technique. However, a skilled robotic surgical team and procedural modifications are needed.

scholarly journals OBLIQUE VS. CIRCULAR ANASTOMOSIS IN THE CHILDREN UNDERWENT SOAVE’S PULL-THROUGH SURGERY FOR THE TREATMENT OF HIRSCHSPRUNG’S DISEASE: WHICH IS THE BEST?

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Shahnam ASKARPOUR ◽  
Mehran PEYVASTEH ◽  
Gholamreza DROODCHI ◽  
Hazhir JAVAHERIZADEH
Keyword(s):  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Anastomotic Stricture ◽  
Wound Dehiscence ◽  
Common Complication ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Fecal Soiling ◽  
Pull Through ◽  
Circular Anastomosis

ABSTRACT Background: Several types of complications including constipation, fecal soiling, perianal excoriation, were reported among different types of surgery for Hirschsprung’s disease. Aim: To compare circular and oblique anastomoses following Soave’s procedure for the treatment of Hirschsprung’s disease. Methods: Children who underwent Saove’s pull through procedure with oblique and circular anastomoses were included. Duration of the follow up was two years after surgery. Postoperative complications, such as wound infection, wound dehiscence, peritonitis, fecal soiling, perianal excoriation, were recorded for each patient. Results: Thirty-eight children underwent oblique anastomoses. Circular ones were done for 32 children. Perianal excoriation was seen in 57.89% and 46.87% of children in oblique and circular group, respectively. Enterocolitis was more frequent in circular (40.62%) than oblique (28.94%) group. Anastomotic stricture was more frequent in circular (15.62%) than oblique (7.89%). Conclusion: Perianal excoriation was the most common complication among patient in both groups. Oblique anastomoses had fewer complications than circular, and may be appropriate option for patient who underwent Soave’s procedure.

Sa2005 Long-Term Follow-up of Severe Constipation in Pediatric Patients After Normal Rectal Biopsy for Hirschsprung's Disease

2012 ◽  
Vol 142 (5) ◽  
pp. S-379
Author(s):  
Khoa Tran ◽  
Jaime Belkind-Gerson ◽  
Brian C. Surjanhata ◽  
Allan M. Goldstein ◽  
Braden Kuo
Keyword(s):  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Rectal Biopsy ◽  
Severe Constipation ◽  
Long Term Follow Up

Accuracy of Suction Rectal Biopsy for Diagnosis of Hirschsprung's Disease in Neonates

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (05) ◽  
pp. 425-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashley Rebekah Allen ◽  
Angelica R. Putnam ◽  
Angela P. Presson ◽  
Chelsea McCarty Allen ◽  
Douglas C. Barnhart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Newborn Infants ◽  
Rectal Biopsy ◽  
Suction Rectal Biopsy ◽  
Postmenstrual Age ◽  
Pull Through ◽  
One Year

Introduction Recent publications have questioned the sensitivity of suction rectal biopsy (SRB) for diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) in newborns. A recent European survey reported that 39% of pediatric surgeons performed full-thickness transanal biopsies due to concerns about the accuracy of SRB. We sought to examine our contemporary SRB experience in infants. Materials and Methods A review was performed (2007–2016) of patients under 6 months of age who had a SRB at our children's hospital. The cohort was subdivided by postmenstrual age at time of SRB: preterm (< 40 weeks, A), term neonate (40–44 weeks, B), and infant (> 44 weeks, C). The pathology reports from endorectal pull-through were used as gold standard confirmation. One-year follow-up of patients with negative SRB was used to confirm accurate diagnosis. Results A total of 153 patients met the criteria and a total of 159 SRBs (< 2,500 g; n = 26) were performed (A = 60, B = 58, C = 35). Forty-three patients were diagnosed with HD (A = 25, B = 15, C = 3). A second SRB was performed in 6 (3.9%) patients due to inadequate tissue (A = 2, B = 2, C = 2) with HD diagnosed in 5. No complications occurred. Sensitivity and specificity of SRB was 100% in all age groups. Half of the patients with a negative SRB had at least 1 year follow-up, with none subsequently diagnosed with HD. Conclusion SRB results in adequate tissue for evaluation of HD in nearly all patients less than 6 months of age on the first attempt and is highly accurate in the preterm and newborn infants. No complications occurred, even among infants less than 2,500 g.

Totally robotic soave pull-through procedure for Hirschsprung’s disease: lessons learned from 11 consecutive pediatric patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alessio Pini Prato ◽  
Rossella Arnoldi ◽  
Maria Pia Dusio ◽  
Angela Cimorelli ◽  
Vincenza Barbetta ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Pediatric Patients ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Pull Through

Increasing Trend of Calretinin-Positive Mucosal Innervation from Aganglionic Zone toward Transition Zone in Hirschsprung's Disease

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleh Najjar ◽  
Sangtae Ahn ◽  
Kavita Umrau ◽  
Mustafa Erdem Arslan ◽  
Timothy A. Jennings ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Zone ◽  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Dentate Line ◽  
Short Segment ◽  
Rectal Suction Biopsy ◽  
Suction Biopsy ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Pull Through ◽  
Mucosal Innervation

Abstract Introduction Diagnosis of very short-segment Hirschsprung's disease (vsHD) by rectal suction biopsy is challenging as its aganglionic zone (AZ) overlaps with physiologic hypoganglionic zone and calretinin-positive mucosal nerves may extend from the transition zone (TZ) into AZ. We studied whether an increasing trend/gradient of calretinin-positive mucosal nerves along the distance from AZ toward TZ aids in diagnosis of HD. Materials and Methods In this study, 46 rectal suction biopsies from non-HD and HD, and 15 pull-through specimens from short-segment HD were evaluated by mucosal calretinin immunostain (CI) and image processing and analysis (IPA) to measure pixel count (PC, the percentage of calretinin stained pixels in the mucosa). Consecutive longitudinal sections of proximal AZ toward distal TZ in HD pull-through specimens were utilized as a vsHD surrogate model. First, we studied variability of mucosal CI in non-HD biopsies along the distance from dentate line. Second, we determined a cutoff point of mucosal CI by IPA that separated non-HD versus HD and applied this cutoff to longitudinal sections from proximal AZ to distal TZ segments in HD pull-through specimens. Third, we studied whether an increasing trend of mucosal CI was universally observed in HD pull-through. Results Our findings included a significant variability in PC along the biopsy distance in non-HD cases. Positive mucosal CI was found in proximal AZ in 6 (43%) of 14 HD pull-through, among which 1 case lacked submucosal nerve hypertrophy in the proximal AZ. All 14 HD pull-through cases showed an increasing trend/gradient of PC from AZ toward TZ. Conclusion Based on our findings, the presence or absence of mucosal CI positivity and submucosal nerve hypertrophy may not reliably diagnose vsHD in rectal suction biopsy. While we acknowledge that the density of mucosal innervation in variable contexts and anatomical locations is unknown and yet to be explored, our study suggests that an increasing trend of positive mucosal CI from AZ toward TZ by IPA might prove to be a useful tool for the diagnosis of vsHD in the future.

scholarly journals One stage transanal full thickness pull-through operation for rectosigmoid Hirschsprung's disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 135
Author(s):  
A. K. M. Zahid Hossain ◽  
Gazi Zahirul Hasan ◽  
Susankar Kumar Mandal ◽  
Md. Nooruzzaman ◽  
A. Shahinoor ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hirschsprung's Disease ◽  
Hirschsprung’S Disease ◽  
Bowel Movement ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Full Thickness ◽  
Urinary Function ◽  
One Stage ◽  
Pull Through

<p>The surgical management of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) has changed from the original staged operations to the latest introduced minimally invasive one stage techniques. One stage transanal full thickness Swenson-like procedure is a new concept of single stage procedure for HD. We reviewed the early outcome of one stage transanal Swenson-like pull-through operation for rectosigmoid HD. By using the transanal concept we choose to apply Swenson's principle in transanal dissection for the primary treatment of HD and describe technical aspects and impact on fecal and urinary function. We reviewed our series of HD patient who underwent one-stage transanal full thickness, Swenson-like rectosigmoid dissection, assessing for postoperative stricture or stenosis, anastomotic leak, enterocolitis, obstruction and long-term results for bowel and urinary function. Of 15 patients all had the transanal resection, the age of the patients ranged from 6 months to 5 years. The average length of resection was 20 ± 5 cm. Mean follow-up was 24 months. 10 patients were at least three years old at follow-up and were assessed for urinary and fecal continence. All had the voluntary bowel movement and urinary continence. Three patients had episodes of postoperative enterocolitis and two patients developed stenosis at the anastomotic site. Postoperative frequent bowel movement was present in all patients and continued for 2-8 weeks. In conclusion, our data support the fact that a modification of Swenson's original transabdominal dissection concept using the recently describe transanal approach is an excellent technique for HD and produces excellent long-term outcome for fecal and urinary function.</p><p> </p>

Can Robotic-Assisted Surgery Overcome the Risk of Mortality in Cardiac Reoperation?

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 438-444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroto Kitahara ◽  
Brody Wehman ◽  
Husam H. Balkhy
Keyword(s):  
Robotic Surgery ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Robotic Assistance ◽  
Robotic Arms ◽  
Robotic Assisted ◽  
Robotic Assisted Surgery ◽  
Risk Of Mortality ◽  
Prolonged Ventilation ◽  
Cardiac Reoperation ◽  
The Mean

Objective A robotic-assisted approach potentially has many advantages for cardiac reoperation, which include sternum-sparing and three-dimensional visualization leading to precise adhesiolysis and excellent exposure in a limited field. Methods We retrospectively reviewed our patients undergoing robotic cardiac reoperation (redo group) from July 2013 to April 2017 at our institution and compared with our patients undergoing standard robotic surgery (nonredo group). In the reoperative cases, a thoracoscope was inserted through a 5-mm port placed away from the previous scar. Another 5-mm port was inserted under direct vision to make space for one or two robotic arms, and further precise dissection was performed robotically. Results A total of 486 patients underwent robotic-assisted cardiac surgery. There were 36 patients who had one or more previous cardiac surgeries (42 surgeries). Although the mean operative and cardiopulmonary bypass time were longer in the redo group (median = 351 minutes vs. 289 minutes and 219 minutes vs. 178 minutes, P < 0.05, respectively), cardiac arrest time was similar between two groups. The redo group had a higher incidence of postoperative prolonged ventilation (16.7% vs. 6.9%, P = 0.046) and pneumonia (11.1% vs. 0.2%, P < 0.001). The 30-day mortality was 2.8% (1/36) in the redo group and similar to that in the nonredo group (1.3%, P = 0.419). Conclusions Robotic cardiac reoperation is feasible with acceptable clinical outcomes including a low mortality rate similar to standard robotic surgery in our hands. Robotic assistance may have the potential to minimize morbidity and mortality.

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