The operative treatment in Hirschsprung's disease is only undertaken when child -: (A) Is 2 years of age, (B) Is at least 8 kg in weight and thriving, (C) Has no distension of abdomen, (D) Has failed to respond to conservative treatment
Answer is B. • A diagnosis of Hirschsprung’s disease requires surgery in all cases.
• The classic surgical approach consisted of a multiple-stage procedure.
• This included a colostomy in the newborn period, followed by a definitive pull-through operation after the child weighed > 10 kg.