Stay Current In Pediatric Surgery

Our 11th Annual Update Course in Pediatric Surgery was held past August. In this video series, we'll recap the sessions and share the main highlights with you. Today, we'll talk about "Botox in Hirschsprung Disease". Joining the discussion are Drs. Steven Lee, Caitlin Smith and Julia Grabowski.Host: Em Gootee, MDReferences:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21238663/Patrus B, Nasr A, Langer JC, Gerstle JT. Intrasphincteric botulinum toxin decreases the rate of hospitalization for postoperative obstructive symptoms in children with Hirschsprung disease. J Pediatr Surg. 2011 Jan;46(1):184-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2010.09.089. PMID: 21238663.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35690464/Svetanoff WJ, Lim-Beutal IIP, Wood RJ, Levitt MA, Rentea RM. The utilization of botulinum toxin for Hirschsprung disease. Semin Pediatr Surg. 2022 Apr;31(2):151161. doi: 10.1016/j.sempedsurg.2022.151161. Epub 2022 Apr 8. PMID: 35690464.https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33422904/Rentea RM, Noel-MacDonnell JR, Bucher BT, Dorman MR, Lautz T