Method for creating colorectal anastomoses in children

: A variant of two-stage formation of a colorectal anastomosis in children with Hirschprung's disease and megarectum is suggested. Low resection of the rectal ampulla and stitching of its muscular wall with the downwardly displaced area of the colon is conducted in the first stage. The second stage is performed 2 weeks later and consists in removal of the excess part of the intestine from the direction of the perineum. The operation was carried out on 23 children aged from 8 months to 13 years. No complications were encountered in the immediate postoperative period and in the long-term period.