Definitive surgery for Hirschsprung disease between 3 and 12 months achieves best outcomes: A systematic review with meta-analysis
Timing of definitive surgery in Hirschsprung disease is associated with differences in postoperative outcomes. Neonatal surgery and surgery performed during early infancy (<3 months) were more often associated with higher complication rates, whereas procedures performed during infancy showed more balanced results.
Authors
- Agnieszka Szlagatys‐Sidorkiewicz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5992-4414)
- Oliver Sowulewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2057-8765)
- Marlena Sakowska
- Julia Leszkowicz
- Piotr Spychalski
Institutions
- Gdańsk Medical University (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Pediatric Surgery
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2026.163039
- Primary Topic
- Congenital gastrointestinal and neural anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00