Comparison of Long-term Outcomes between Hirschsprung's Disease Patients after Soave Procedure and Duhamel Procedure Based on the Paediatric Incontinence and Constipation Scoring System: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Introduction: Hirschprung's disease is a congenital disease that causes intestinal motility disorders. Hirschprung's disease is still the most common condition that causes intestinal obstruction in children. The incidence of Hirschprung's disease is 1:5000 live births. The incidence ratio of this disease is around 4:1 between men and women, with a higher percentage of men 1,3,4. Approximately 75% of cases of Hirschprung's disease occur in the rectosigmoid colon area, 17% in the splenic flexure or transverse colon and 8% along the colon and terminal ileum. The Duhamel technique still remains a popular procedure most surgeons especially for long segment treatment and redo procedures.28, 30 The advantage of the Duhamel Procedure is that it is easy to perform, reduces the risk of damage to surrounding structures such as genitourinary innervation, but has the possibility of complications of anastomotic leakage which causes fistulas and abscesses.

Materials and Methods: Total subjects of this study was 441 patients with Hirschprung's disease who were treated with the Soave procedure and the Duhamel procedure at Dr. Moewardi General Hospital in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia for the period January 2017 - January 2022. This type of research is descriptive analytics with a retrospective cohort.

Results: The results of the study can be concluded that patients with HAEC increases the risk of constipation. Congenital abnormalities predispose to fecal incontinence. Differences in surgical techniques do not significantly influence or increase the risk of constipation and fecal incontinence based on statistical tests. However, the increased risk of constipation and fecal incontinence is higher in patients undergoing the Duhamel surgical procedure.

Conclusion: Conclusions that can be drawn from research regarding the comparison of long-term outcomes of Hirschsprung disease patients after Soave and Duhamel operations based on the Pediatric Incontinence and Constipation Scoring System at Dr. Moewardi General Hospital in Surakarta, Indonesia for period January 2017 – January 2022, it can be concluded that there is no significant difference in the outcome of patients who underwent the Soave or Duhamel procedures. The Duhamel procedure has a higher prevalence of complications of constipation and fecal incontinence compared to the Soave procedure. The presence of HAEC before the surgical procedure increases the risk of constipation, significantly in the Soave and Duhamel procedures.