Post meningocele repair urinary ascites in a neonate--a rare presentation.

A full-term female neonate with a large lumbosacral meningocele developed sudden abdominal distension and urinary retention after meningocele repair. An erect abdominal radiograph showed homogeneously opacified areas with a paucity of intestinal gas. Abdominal ultrasound revealed ascites with multiple internal echoes.

Single-stage Modified Duhamel procedure for Hirschsprung's disease : our experience.

Introduction: Primary single-stage pull-through for Hirschsprung's disease (HD) has been reported to give comparable surgical outcomes to staged operations with less morbidity. Herein, we present our experience with single-stage Modified Duhamel procedure for management of HD.

Patients And Methods: This was a review of 48 cases of HD who underwent single-stage Modified Duhamel procedure without a protective colostomy.