The experience of modified soave procedure in King Khalid University Hospital
Saudi Medical Journal Journal Country: Saudi Arabia
P-ISSN: 0379-5284 E-ISSN: 1658-3175 Country of Research: Saudi Arabia WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region
MeSH Terms: Hirschsprung Disease / Surgery
Citation: Asal Y. Izzidien Al Samarrai, Stanley J. Crankson, Akram J. Jawad, The experience of modified soave procedure in King Khalid University Hospital. Saudi Med. J. 1989; 10 (5): 384-386
A modification of the original Soave procedure is described in this paper. Eight patients within the age range 6 months to 14 years at the time of presentation were operated upon. Three of those were referred after trial of conservative treatment for constipation to exclude or confirm Hirschsprung’s disease; in five, transverse colostomy had already been performed. There was no operative mortality but three patients had postoperative complications; namely anal stenosis and subacute intestinal obstruction
