Ahmed M. Almahrouky , Mohamed Rafik
Ahmed Faraghaly¹, Ahmed Elmarakby¹, Ahmed Gamal Eldin Fouad¹, Fatma Zeinhom² & Wesam El-Din Sultan³
Ahmad Gamal1, Haitham A. Eldmarany1, Ahmed Farghaly1, Ahmed Elmarakby1, Ayman Refaat2.
Ahmed Nawar1, Waleed Reda1, Ahmed Safwat1, Sahar Mansour2
Mohamed Saber MSc, Tarek Hegazy MD,MRCS
Hossam Elmahdy; Waleed Eldaly; Hussein Elwan; Baker Ghoneim
Ahmed H. Ali FRCS and Hany Rafik MD
Hany M S Mikhail MD, FRCS, Hany A. Balamoun MD, FRCS
Abd Elrahman Elmaraghy, Mahmoud Saad Farahat and Mohammed abdo MD
Mahmoud Saad1, Haitham Mostafa Elmaleh1and Safaa Refaat El-Sady2
Ahmed H. Ali,FRCS
1Amr Mohamed Salem, 2Mohamed Mohamed Mokhtar, 2Sahar Ahmed El Shafei, 3Omaima Gaber Yassine, 2Eman Farouk Safwat
Shehab Soliman , Ahmed F. Aborady
Mr. Ayman M. A. Osman1 MD, MRCS (Eng); Mr. Sameh A. Mikhail1 MD, FRCS (Eng), MRCS (Eng); Mr. Mohamed E. Alkashty1 M.Sc.; Prof. Mohamed H.A. Fahmy1 MD.
Sherif Essam Eldin Tawfik; Ahmed Farouk Abdelmohsen; Mohamed Abd El-Monem Abd El-salam Rizk
Marwan Yousry, Hossam El Mahdy, Walied Eldaly, Hussein Elwan
Wael Ghanem MD*, and Mohamed Eldebeiky MD, FRCS*, Ayman Albaghdady MD*
Wael Ghanem MD
Sameh Mikhail1, Shady Elghazaly Harb 1, Sherif M. Mokhtar 1, Mohamed ElNady 2
Amr Saleh El Bahaey and Haitham A.Eldmarany
Haitham A. Eldmarany1, Amr Saleh El Bahaey2
Transanal Swenson Pullthrough in Hirschsprung Disease: Ain Shams University Experience
Introduction: Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) constitutes a serious developmental disorder of alimentary system
resulting in functional obstruction secondary to absence of ganglion cells in distal region of intestinal wall.
Inappropriate treatment of the disease entails a risk of life-threatening sequalae including enterocolitis in
neonates or failure to thrive with defecation problems in older children. Several creative approaches have been
described in the surgical management of Hirschsprung’s disease. Aim of this Study: is to report our experience
and initial results of the Transanal Swenson PullThrough (TSPT) technique performed on 35 Hirschsprung
patients because there are technical aspects in this operation that differ from the method originally described by
Swenson. Materials and Methods: Our study includes 35 patients with HD (22 boys and 13 girls) who underwent
TSPT at Ain Shams University Hospitals with an age range between 3 months and 3 years within a time range of
5 years from January 2011 till December 2015. Results: Postoperative complications included anastomotic
stricture in 2 patients (5.7 %), enterocolitis in 3 patients (8.5 %), urethral injury in 2 patients (5.7 %),Perianal
excoriation in 3 patients (8.5 %) and fecal incontinence in 1 patient (2.8 %). The overall complication rate is
11/35 (31.4 %). There were no anastomotic leaks or bowel obstruction. Defecation rate of 1–3 times per day was
noted in 80% (28/35) of cases within six months of surgery and 14.2% (5/35) at 1 to 2 years post surgery. There
were no mortalities in the series. Discussion: Dissection of the aganglionic segment was pretty stressful as we
were aiming at confining the dissection plane as close to the bowel wall as possible, to avoid injuring
thepresacral plexus and anterior structure of the pelvis. Another critical issue was related to the evaluation of
the transition zone. We had comparable results and post operative complications with other studies, yet less
operative time. Conclusion: Our initial results are really promising. By applying a meticulous dissection
strategy, injury to the surrounding structures can be avoided and blood loss can be minimized. So we can
conclude that this technique has acceptable short-term outcomes. A long-term follow-up would still be necessary
to assess the real impact of the technique on children's wellbeing as they grow up.
Key Words: Transanal Swenson pull-through, Hirschsprung disease, one-stage transanal procedure, transanal
rectosigmoidectomy, trophic feeding, post-operative encopresis, enterocolitis.