Table 1 Descriptive presentation Hirschsprung disease in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
Characteristics of study participant | HD (31, 100%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 30 (96.77%) |
Female | 1 (3.23%) |
Age of participants | |
< 6 months | 8 (25.81) |
6–12 months | 7 (22.58) |
> 12 months | 16 (51.61) |
Age of parent, in years (median, IR) | |
Father | 38 (23–67) |
Mother | 29 (21–36) |
Living area | |
Mining | 13(41.93) |
Non-mining | 18 (58.07) |
Imaging | |
X-ray | 28 (90.32) |
X-ray and Ultrasonography | 2 (6.45) |
None | 1 (3.22) |
Operating step | |
2 Steps | 16 (51.62) |
3 Steps | 15 (48.38) |
Post-operative mortality | 2 (6.45) |
Control after a year | |
No complaint | 5 (16.12) |
Incontinence | 2 (6.45) |
Faecal soiling | 18 (58.06) |
Lost to follow up | 6 (19.35) |
Occurrence of complaint, months | 11 (4–12) |
Length of hospital stay (LoS), days | 14 (4–29) |
Associated birth defect | 2 (6.45) |