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- Title
The change over time in the postoperative bowel function in male anorectal malformation patients who underwent sacroperineal anorectoplasty and sacroabdominoperineal anorectoplasty.
- Authors
Harumatsu, Toshio; Murakami, Masakazu; Yano, Keisuke; Onishi, Shun; Yamada, Koji; Yamada, Waka; Masuya, Ryuta; Kawano, Takafumi; Machigashira, Seiro; Nakame, Kazuhiko; Mukai, Motoi; Kaji, Tatsuru; Ieiri, Satoshi
- Abstract
<bold>Purpose: </bold>Many kinds of operative procedures have been proposed for anorectal malformation (ARM) patients. At our institution, sacroperineal or sacroabdominoperineal anorectoplasty (SP-SAP) have been performed from 1984 to 2007. The aim of this study is clarify the change over the time in the postoperative bowel function in male ARM patients.<bold>Methods: </bold>Patient data were collected from 1984 to 2007. Fifty-two male patients with high- and intermediate-type ARM were enrolled. The patients' characteristics and bowel function were reviewed and analyzed retrospectively. The bowel function was evaluated according to the evacuation score (ES) of the Japan Society of ARM Study Group.<bold>Results: </bold>The operative procedures were SP-SAP in 52 male patients. The total ES improved chronologically and significantly until 11 years of age. Regarding the clinical stratification of the ES, the ratio of "excellent" and "good" results was over 91.9% at 11 years of age. A satisfactory bowel movement score was achieved by 9 years of age. The constipation, incontinence and soiling scores improved slowly but continuously until 11 years of age.<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The ES showed continuous improvement after a definitive operation. An understanding of the characteristics of improvement is very important in managing the postoperative bowel function in ARM patients.
- Subjects
ANORECTAL function tests; HUMAN abnormalities; CHARACTERISTIC functions; ANAL surgery; PERINEUM surgery; RECTAL surgery; ANAL abnormalities; RECTUM abnormalities; ANUS; DEFECATION; LONGITUDINAL method; POSTOPERATIVE period; RECTUM; PLASTIC surgery; TIME; TREATMENT effectiveness; RETROSPECTIVE studies; ABDOMINOPLASTY
- Publication
Pediatric Surgery International, 2019, Vol 35, Issue 10, p1109
- ISSN
0179-0358
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00383-019-04540-y