Anorectal myectomy in adult Hirschsprung's disease: A report of six cases
- 1 August 1984
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 71 (8), 611-613
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800710815
Abstract
The presentation and management of six adult patients with proven aganglionosis of the rectum are reported. Rectal mucosal biopsy combined with enzyme histochemistry was used to establish the diagnosis and it is recommended as the first investigative procedure. Conservative surgery either with anterior resection and anorectal myectomy or myectomy alone was found to be simple and relatively complication-free and to give very satisfactory results.This publication has 11 references indexed in Scilit:
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