[Late results following surgical therapy of Hirschsprung disease]

Re-assessment was made of 21 children roughly 14 years after operations for Hirschsprung's disease, using Rehbein's technique. Mortality accounted for ten per cent. Relaparotomy was necessary in 20 per cent of the cases. Anastomotic leakage was recorded from 8 per cent and small bowel obstruction due to adhesions from 7 per cent. Obstipation, diarrhoea, and fecal soiling were recorded from 5 per cent each. None of the children exhibited fecal or urinary incontinence. These results are compared with a statistical record on follow-up checks made between 8 and 27 years after surgery.