Publications by authors named "K Decharun"
Meckel's diverticulum: differences in clinical features between children and adults.
Pediatr Surg Int
September 2025
Purpose: The objectives were to describe and to compare the clinical features of patients with MD in terms of demographic data, clinical presentation, investigations, treatment, histopathology, and postoperative complications between children and adults.
Methods: Patients with MD were retrospectively reviewed from two tertiary hospitals (2002-2021). These included patients with symptomatic MD and patients whose MD was incidentally found during operations.
Prevalence and Factors associated with Bowel Dysfunctions after Pull-Through Surgery in Children Diagnosed with Hirschsprung Disease.
Pediatr Gastroenterol Hepatol Nutr
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The study examined bowel dysfunction prevalence in children with Hirschsprung disease (HD) after pull-through surgery, analyzing medical records from 2004 to 2022.
- Out of 97 children studied, 64.95% experienced bowel dysfunction, with Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC) being the most common issue, affecting nearly half of the subjects.
- Key findings indicated that previous HAEC, the type of surgical procedure (Duhamel operation), and the child's age at surgery (under 6 months) significantly correlated with post-surgery bowel dysfunction outcomes.
Purpose: To describe clinical features of choledochal cyst (CC) patients in terms of demographic data, clinical presentation, investigations, treatment, and outcomes among children and adults.
Methods: The medical records of patients undergoing choledochal cyst (CC) surgery from 2002 to 2021 at a university hospital were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were divided into two groups: children (< 15 years) and adults (≥ 15 years).
Background: To reduce the surgical site infections (SSI), the purse-string closure technique has been widely performed and has also been recommended in adult stoma reversal. However, for children, some debate still exists. This study aims to compare the SSI rates in children between the purse-string and the linear for the skin closure of stoma reversal.
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- Children with esophageal atresia (EA) are at a high risk for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), highlighting the need for effective reflux monitoring.
- A study conducted on 15 children with EA evaluated GERD using a combination of video monitoring and Multichannel Intraluminal Impedance and pH (MII-pH) studies, revealing symptoms like cough and vomiting were linked to reflux episodes.
- The study found a high prevalence of GERD, with the MII-pH study showing strong diagnostic accuracy, making it a valuable tool for assessing GERD in these children.