Guidelines for Pediatric Laparoscopic Transanorectal Colonic Pull-through (2024 edition)

Title: Guidelines for Pediatric Laparoscopic Transanorectal Colonic Pull-through (2024 edition)
Edition: Original
Classification: Standard guideline
Field: Treatment
Countries and regions: China
Guidelines users: All doctors, nurses and researchers who specialize in pediatric surgery
Evidence classification method: The evaluation of evidence in this guideline is based on the quality of evidence and recommendation strength criteria of evidence-based medicine in the GRADE system.
Development unit: Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery Expert Committee of National Health Commission and Pediatric Surgery Branch of Chinese Medical Doctor Association
Registration time: 2024-06-13
Registration number: PREPARE-2024CN809
Purpose of the guideline: With the introduction of minimally invasive techniques, laparoscope-assisted transanorectal colonic pull-through has been furtherly applied for children with Hirschsprung's disease and its allied diseases or multiple polyposis etc. In order to further standardize the surgery of laparoscopic transanal colectomy in children, the Expert Committee of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery of the National Health Commission and the Pediatric Surgeons Branch of the Chinese Medical Doctor Association revised and updated the Guidelines for Pediatric Laparoscopic Transanorectal Colonic Pull-through (2024 edition) in terms of its indications and contraindications, selection of surgical equipment and instruments, basic principles and methods of procedure.