Key Points Covered:
Challenges Post-Surgery: Why constipation persists in some Hirschsprung’s patients despite anatomically successful surgeries.
Diagnostic Approach: The use of exams under anesthesia, rectal biopsies, contrast enemas, and motility testing to evaluate potential causes.
Segmental Dysmotility Management: How a Malone procedure can provide a minimally invasive solution for improved colon emptying.
Multidisciplinary Care: Collaboration between surgeons, gastroenterologists, and therapists to address motility disorders, pelvic floor dysfunction, and behavioral factors.
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