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Pediatric Surgery International
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International 8/2012

01-08-2012 | Original Article

Total colonic aganglionosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term clinical outcome

Authors: Danielle Mc Laughlin, Florian Friedmacher, Prem Puri

Published in: Pediatric Surgery International | Issue 8/2012

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Abstract

Purpose

Total colonic aganglionosis (TCA) is a severe form of Hirschsprung’s disease (HD), occurring in less than 10 % of the cases. It is a challenging surgical condition and outcomes of pull-through (PT) surgery are reported to be inferior to those in patients with recto-sigmoid HD. As even large centres only see a few patients with TCA, there is little information on the long-term outcome of patients after PT operation for TCA. The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate the long-term clinical outcome in patients with TCA.

Methods

MEDLINE® and EMBASE® databases were searched for relevant articles that reported the outcomes of patients with TCA published between 1980 and 2011. The search terms were “Hirschsprung’s disease”, “Total colonic aganglionosis” AND “Outcome”. All published studies containing adequate clinical data for a mean follow-up period of not less than 4 years were included. Reference lists of retrieved articles were reviewed for additional cases. Detailed records of morbidity and mortality were extracted and analysed.

Results

This search yielded 225 articles reporting on outcomes in TCA. Of these, 189 were excluded for having too short a follow-up period, small or single case series, inadequate clinical data and duplicated patient groups. Ultimately, 36 articles from 37 centres containing useful clinical information on the outcomes of TCA in 969 patients were identified. There were 152 early deaths prior to PT (15.7 %). Of 817 survivors, 739 underwent PT. The mortality rate for TCA post-PT was 5.7 %. The most frequently reported post-operative complication was enterocolitis in 42 % of the cases. 17.5 % of patients underwent subsequent major surgery including redo PT, stoma reformation or other laparotomy. Long-term follow-up data were available in 396 patients. Satisfactory or normal bowel control was reported in 60 % of the patients. Soiling, faecal incontinence or other poor outcome was reported in 33.5 % of the cases and 6.5 % of the patients had undergone conversion to a permanent ileostomy for post-operative complications.

Conclusion

This meta-analysis reveals that a large number of patients with TCA have long-term problems with bowel control.
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Metadata
Title
Total colonic aganglionosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of long-term clinical outcome
Authors
Danielle Mc Laughlin
Florian Friedmacher
Prem Puri
Publication date
01-08-2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 8/2012
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-012-3117-3

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