Amaç: Kabızlık, çocukluk çağında sık karşılaşılan ve medikal tedavisinde olguların %40- 50’inde başarısızlığa uğranılan klinik bir antitedir. Özellikle kabızlık ile beraber enkoprezisin gelişmesi çocukların okuldan ve sosyal yaşamdan soyutlanmalarına neden olmaktadır. Bu tür olgularda kronik kabızlığa bağlı olarak rektum aşırı derecede genişlemiş ise medikal tedaviye yanıt alma olasılığı çok azdır.Yöntem ve Gereçler: Kliniğimizde 2000-2008 yılları arasında cerrahi olarak tedavi edilen fonksiyonel kronik kabızlığa bağlı gelişen beş megarektumlu olgu geriye dönük olarak irdelendi. Dördü erkek, biri kız olan olgularımızın yaşları 9 ile 14 yaş (ortalama 11 yaş) arasında idi.Bulgular: Tedaviye dirençli megarektumu gelişen olgularımıza önce koruyucu sağ transvers loop kolostomi, 6 ay sonra low anterior rezeksiyon uygulandı. Kolostomi kapatılmasından sonra yapılan kontrollerde olgularımızdan üçünün herhangi bir ilaç desteğine gereksinim duymadan ve sadece diyet önerileri ile gayta kaçırması olmadan normal dışkılama alışkanlığı kazandığı saptandı. Bir olgumuzda oral laksatif ve enemalara gereksinim duyulurken, bir olgumuzda tekrar megarektum gelişmesi üzerine ostomi uygulanarak Swenson operasyonu yapıldı.Sonuç: Sonuç olarak fonksiyonel kronik kabızlığa bağlı olarak gelişen medikal tedaviye dirençli megarektumlu olgularda aşamalı olarak uygulanan dilate rektumun çıkarılması işlemi postoperatif dönemde olgularımızın % 60’ında kabızlık ve gayta kaçırma sorununu çözen, ek bir medikal tedaviye ve antegrad enemalar gibi uygulamalara gereksinim duyurmayan bir işlem olarak görülmektedir. Ancak serimizde olguların %40’ının halen ek medikal ve cerrahi tedaviye gereksinim göstermeleri low anterior rezeksiyon uygulamalarının bu tür olgular için çok uygun olmadığını düşündürmektedir.
Aim: Constipation is a clinical entity; frequently seen in childhood and its medical treatment is unsuccessful in 40-50% of the cases. Children are isolated from their school and social life especially when encopresis develops together with constipation. In these kind of cases, if the rectum is extremely dilated due to constipation, the probability of get a response to medical treatment is very low. Material and Method: The 5 megarectum cases occured due to functional chronic constipation treated surgically in our clinic between 2000 and 2008 were investigated in this study. Our cases were 4 males and 1 female with an age range of 9 to14 years (mean age: 11 years). Results: Firstly, a procedure of protective right transverse loop colostomy and 6 months later, another procedure of low anterior resection were performed for all our cases with therapy resistant megarectum. After the colostomies were repaired, among all 5 cases; 3 regained their normal defecation habit by only using diet recommendations and did not need any medication; 1 needed oral laxative and enema’s; and 1 needed an additional operation for colostomy and a Swenson operation due to the recurrence of megarectum.Conclusion: As a result, the gradual removal of the dilated rectum is thought to be an effective procedure that solves constipation and fecal incontinence in the postoperative period without needing any additional medical treatment in 60% of our cases with medical treatment resistant megarectum developed due to functional chronic constipation. However, the procedure of low anterior resection is not a suitable method for these kind of patients, because 40% of our cases still needed additional medical and surgical treatments
Other ID | JA99JT34KA |
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Journal Section | Research Article |
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Publication Date | June 1, 2011 |
Submission Date | June 1, 2011 |
Published in Issue | Year 2011 Volume: 5 Issue: 3 |
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