Nicolas Vinit, Véronique Rousseau, Aline Broch, Naziha Khen-Dunlop, Taymme Hachem, Olivier Goulet, Sabine Sarnacki, Sylvie Beaudoin
In our experience, the Santulli procedure (SP) can improve bowel recovery in congenital intestinal malformations, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), and bowel perforation. All cases managed at our institution using SP between 2012 and 2017 were included in this study. Forty-one patients underwent SP (median age: 39 (0-335) days, median weight: 2987 (1400-8100) g) for intestinal atresia (51%, two gastroschisis), NEC (29%), midgut volvulus (10%), Hirschsprung's disease (5%), or bowel perforation (5%), with at least one intestinal suture below the Santulli in 10% of cases...
January 7, 2022: Children