Pediatric surgery internationalHirschsprung DiseaseHumansRectumHistory20th Century
Historical aspects of anatomic landmarks during pull-through for hirschsprung disease: focusing on resection levels of the aganglionic rectum and rectal cuff issues.
Masahiro Takeda, Hiroyuki Koga, Geoffrey J Lane, Nana Tanaka, Yuichi Nagakawa, Tadaharu Okazaki, Masahiko Urao, Atsuyuki Yamataka
Published: 202510.1007/s00383-025-06236-y
Abstract
The historical legacy of using fixed distances from the dentate line (DL) for rectal resection during pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease (HD) has never really been investigated despite widespread continuous use. Swenson initially used 1.5-2.0 cm…
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