Abstract: Objective:To investigate the clinical efficacy of laparoscopic Soave′s surgery for the treatment of congenital Hirschsprung′s disease in infants (age＜2 months).
Methods:The clinical data of 368 infants with congenital Hirschsprung′s disease who received laparoscopic Soave′s surgery at the Children′s Hospital of Xuzhou City from June 2005 to June 2012 were retrospectively analyzed. Three Trocars with diameter of 0.5 cm were used. The colic ligament was freed and the mesentery was ligated laparoscopically, then the rectal mucosa was stripped for 5 -8.0 years). Eleven patients were complicated with Hirschsprung′s disease associated enteritis, 7 patients with constipation, 5 with anal stenosis, 4 with fecal pollution. The condition of the infants was improved after conservative treatment.
Conclusion:Laparoscopic Soave′s surgery is suitable for the treatment of congenital Hirschsprung′s diseases in infants aged under 2 months, it has the advantages of small trauma, quick recovery, better cosmetic effects and few complications.