Our Experience of the De la Torre-Mondragon Technique in the Surgical Management of Hirschsprung's Disease: A Report on 52 Cases.

Background: The authors report their experience of the transanal endorectal pull through technique as described by De la Torre Mondragon in the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease (HD).

Materials And Methods: It was a retro prospective, observational and descriptive hospital based study involving all proven cases of HD managed within a time frame of 8 years.

Results: Fifty two patients with a mean age of 18 months at the time of surgery.

Latitude as a co-driver of human gut microbial diversity?

The human gut microbial diversity has been reported to be lower in industrialized populations as compared to non-industrialized ones. Since it is also reduced in individuals with some metabolic and inflammatory diseases as compared to healthy ones, this "loss" of diversity in industrialized populations is currently considered to be a public health issue. However, little is known on the mechanisms that are causing this pattern.