Objectives:The objectives of this study were the evaluation of low dose multidetector com-puted tomography (MDCT) in localizing the site of the transition zone (TZ) ofHirschsprung’s Disease (HD) for preoperative planning.Patients and methods:Twenty-two infants were recruited from pediatric and surgical clin-ics in Assiut University Hospital and Sohag University Hospital. The recruited patients weresedated before examination. Examinations were done using 64-rows MDCT. Each MDCTexamination was reviewed to determine the location and length of the TZ and comparedwith operative and pathological results. Results were analyzed by chi square test and inter-observer agreement using Kappa test.P< 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Results:According to operative and pathological data, the site of the TZ: 17 (77.27%) wereof short-segment disease (rectosigmoid HD), 2 (9%) were of long segment (above sigmoidcolon), and 3 (13.63%) were of ultrashort segment. A correct diagnosis of TZ by MDCT wasmade in 19 out of 22 with 82.4% sensitivity and 80% specificity. The site of TZ wasconcordant in 17. Results yielded a moderate strength of inter-observer agreement in local-izing the site of TZ (k= 0.546) and (P= 0.009).Conclusion:Low-dose MDCT has a good role in localizing the site of TZ of HD in infants.
Research Department
Research Journal
The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Research Member
Research Publisher
NULL
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
47
Research Website
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Research Year
2016
Research_Pages
1585–1590
Research Abstract