Rates of post-operative complications in Hirschsprung Disease: A study by the Canadian Consortium for Research in Pediatric Surgery (CanCORPS) with suggested management-based stricture classification.

In this Canadian population-based study, significant rates of reoperation and readmission were found, despite overall low rates of complications (hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis, stricture and leak).

A new management-based classification of stricture is proposed to aid in stratification of patients.

Prospective studies will aim to validate this approach and provide more meaningful rates of postoperative complications following pull-through for hirschsprung disease.