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Article: Evaluation of defecative function 5 years or longer after laparoscopic-assisted pull-through for imperforate anus

TitleEvaluation of defecative function 5 years or longer after laparoscopic-assisted pull-through for imperforate anus
Authors
KeywordsAnorectal malformation
Function
Laparoscopic-assisted anoplasty
Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty
Issue Date2011
PublisherWB Saunders Co. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jpedsurg
Citation
Journal Of Pediatric Surgery, 2011, v. 46 n. 12, p. 2313-2315 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: Laparoscopic anorectoplasty was introduced in 2000, but the procedure has not yet gained universal acceptance. Previous studies, including ours, reported satisfactory early postoperative outcome as compared with posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP), but mid- to long-term results are not available. Here, we aim to evaluate the mid- to long-term defecative function in these patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was carried out and included all patients who underwent laparoscopic-assisted anorectoplasty for high-/intermediate-type imperforate anus between 2001 and 2005. Their degree of continence was graded according to the Krickenbeck classification and compared with historical controls treated with PSARP. The results were compared using χ 2 test, and P <.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: There were 18 patients who underwent laparoscopic anorectoplasty (LAR) in the study period. They were compared with 20 historical PSARP patients. For defecation sensation, 16 of the 18 LAR patients were positive, whereas there were 16 of 20 PSARP patients. Eight LAR patients were clean without any fecal soiling or incontinence (11/20 PSARP). Only 3 of 18 LAR had constipation as compared with 7 of 20 PSARP. The need for rectal enema for evacuation was seen in 1 of 20 LAR patients and 2 of 20 PSARP patients (for all categories, P >.05). Conclusions: Mid- to long-term follow-up study revealed satisfactory defecative function for patients with high-/intermediate-type imperforate anus after LAR. The outcome is at least as good as PSARP. Longer term follow-up with larger sample size is necessary to demonstrate the benefits of LAR over PSARP. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/144602
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2023 Impact Factor: 2.4
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.949
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dc.contributor.authorWong, KKYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWu, Xen_HK
dc.contributor.authorChan, IHYen_HK
dc.contributor.authorTam, PKHen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2012-02-03T06:15:13Z-
dc.date.available2012-02-03T06:15:13Z-
dc.date.issued2011en_HK
dc.identifier.citationJournal Of Pediatric Surgery, 2011, v. 46 n. 12, p. 2313-2315en_HK
dc.identifier.issn0022-3468en_HK
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/144602-
dc.description.abstractBackground: Laparoscopic anorectoplasty was introduced in 2000, but the procedure has not yet gained universal acceptance. Previous studies, including ours, reported satisfactory early postoperative outcome as compared with posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP), but mid- to long-term results are not available. Here, we aim to evaluate the mid- to long-term defecative function in these patients. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was carried out and included all patients who underwent laparoscopic-assisted anorectoplasty for high-/intermediate-type imperforate anus between 2001 and 2005. Their degree of continence was graded according to the Krickenbeck classification and compared with historical controls treated with PSARP. The results were compared using χ 2 test, and P <.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: There were 18 patients who underwent laparoscopic anorectoplasty (LAR) in the study period. They were compared with 20 historical PSARP patients. For defecation sensation, 16 of the 18 LAR patients were positive, whereas there were 16 of 20 PSARP patients. Eight LAR patients were clean without any fecal soiling or incontinence (11/20 PSARP). Only 3 of 18 LAR had constipation as compared with 7 of 20 PSARP. The need for rectal enema for evacuation was seen in 1 of 20 LAR patients and 2 of 20 PSARP patients (for all categories, P >.05). Conclusions: Mid- to long-term follow-up study revealed satisfactory defecative function for patients with high-/intermediate-type imperforate anus after LAR. The outcome is at least as good as PSARP. Longer term follow-up with larger sample size is necessary to demonstrate the benefits of LAR over PSARP. © 2011 Elsevier Inc.en_HK
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherWB Saunders Co. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jpedsurgen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Pediatric Surgeryen_HK
dc.rightsNOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Pediatric Surgery. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Pediatric Surgery, 2011, v. 46 n. 12, p. 2313-2315. DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.09.021-
dc.rightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.-
dc.subjectAnorectal malformationen_HK
dc.subjectFunctionen_HK
dc.subjectLaparoscopic-assisted anoplastyen_HK
dc.subjectPosterior sagittal anorectoplastyen_HK
dc.titleEvaluation of defecative function 5 years or longer after laparoscopic-assisted pull-through for imperforate anusen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
dc.identifier.emailWong, KKY: kkywong@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
dc.identifier.emailTam, PKH: paultam@hkucc.hku.hken_HK
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dc.identifier.authorityTam, PKH=rp00060en_HK
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2011.09.021en_HK
dc.identifier.pmid22152872-
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dc.identifier.hkuros198429en_US
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dc.identifier.volume46en_HK
dc.identifier.issue12en_HK
dc.identifier.spage2313en_HK
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dc.publisher.placeUnited Statesen_HK
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dc.identifier.scopusauthoridChan, IHY=36344597900en_HK
dc.identifier.scopusauthoridTam, PKH=7202539421en_HK
dc.identifier.issnl0022-3468-

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