Poster - 181
Clinical Profile and Surgical Management of Hirschsprung's Disease: A 5 Year Retrospective Study
İbrahim Baytar 1, Birgül Karaaslan 2, Fatma Saraç 1, Mustafa Azizoğlu 1, Ahmet Baş 1, Mehmet Yazıcı 1, Tuba Erdem Şit 2
1 ISTANBUL BASAKSEHİR CAM VE SAKURA CİTY HOSPİTAL PEDİATRİC SURGERY
2 Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital Department of Pediatric Surgery, Istanbul, Turkey.
Objective:
To retrospectively evaluate the demographic characteristics, extent of aganglionosis, relationship between age at diagnosis and disease extent, surgical techniques, and postoperative outcomes of patients with Hirschsprung disease (HD) treated surgically at our institution between 2020 and 2025.
Methods:
Medical records of 73 patients who underwent surgery for HD were retrospectively reviewed. Data on sex, age at diagnosis, extent of aganglionosis, surgical technique, and postoperative complications were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results:
Of the 73 patients, 57 (78%) were male and 16 (22%) were female (male-to-female ratio, 3.5:1). Surgical procedures included transanal endorectal pull-through (TEPT) (n=37), Soave (n=20), laparoscopic-assisted Swenson (n=4), Swenson (n=3), Duhamel (n=3), Rehbein (n=3), laparoscopic-assisted Soave (n=1), laparoscopic-assisted TEPT (n=1), and one redo Duhamel after TEPT. Forty-two percent underwent surgery before 1 year of age, while 13.7% were older than 10 years. Primary pull-through without a diverting stoma was performed in 45.2% of cases. Rectosigmoid disease was present in 60.8% of patients, long-segment disease in 35.1%, and total colonic/ileal aganglionosis in 2.7%. All patients with total colonic disease were diagnosed before 1 year of age, whereas those diagnosed after 1 year had short- or long-segment disease. The most common postoperative complications were fecal incontinence, refractory constipation, ileus, anal stricture, and enterocolitis.
Conclusion:
Long-segment HD was associated with earlier diagnosis and more severe clinical presentation. The diversity of surgical techniques reflects an individualized treatment approach. Postoperative functional complications highlight the importance of evaluating long-term bowel function in addition to anatomical outcomes. Optimal long-term results require multidisciplinary follow-up and individualized bowel management tailored to disease extent, clinical course, and functional outcomes, particularly in patients with long-segment disease, delayed diagnosis, or a complicated postoperative course.

