Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the early complications of Martin’s Modified DuhamelProcedure. Design: Retrospective study. Period: January 2017–December 2017. Setting: TheChildren Hospital & Institute of Child Health, Faisalabad. Material and Methods: This studyincluded Eighty Six children who underwent Martin’s modification of Duhamel’s procedure fortreatment of Hirschsprung’s disease. Results: Early postoperative complications (with in 1st 30days of operation) were observed in 86 patients. The complications noted were bleeding (n=3),wound infection (n=20), burst abdomen (n=5), anastomotic leak (n=8), intestinal obstruction(n=4), early post-operative constipation (n=6), enterocolitis (n=6), soiling (n=5) and mortality(n=2). Conclusion: Early post-operative complications in the series included bleeding, woundinfection, burst abdomen, anastomotic leak, intestinal obstruction, constipation, enterocolitis,soiling and death. The complications rate in this study is comparable to the previous studies.
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