Comparative assessment of fully laparoscopic Duhamel-Z with minimal rectorectal dissection vs. laparoscopy-assisted Duhamel-Z with blunt manual rectorectal dissection for total colonic aganglionosis

• Main Authors: Go Miyano (Author), Hisae Iida (Author), Yu Ebata (Author), Eri Abe (Author), Haruki Kato (Author), Takafumi Mikami (Author), Junya Ishii (Author), Geoffrey J. Lane (Author), Atsuyuki Yamataka (Author), Tadaharu Okazaki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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AimsEarly postoperative outcome (EPO) was compared between fully laparoscopic Duhamel-Z (F-Dz) and laparoscopy-assisted Duhamel-Z (A-Dz) anastomoses performed for total colonic aganglionosis (TCA).MethodsEPO was assessed quarterly for the first year after F-Dz/A-Dz using a continence evaluation scor...