This was a prospective case-controlled study investigating the role of probiotics in the management of Hirschsprung-associated enterocolitis (HAEC). The study was conducted across three children's hospitals in Upper Egypt, spanning from January 2018 to September 2024. The study was randomized, with parents of the participating children choosing one of two paper forms to become either included in the probiotic treatment regimen or adhere to the standard treatment protocol without probiotics, the latter serving as the control group. The inclusion criteria encompassed children under 12 years of age and admitted for treatment of a grade II post-pullthrough HAEC episode. Exclusion criteria included patients with severe comorbidities, hemodynamic instability, active septicemia, grade III HAEC, other congenital anomalies, trisomy 21, inability to tolerate or take oral probiotics, probiotic sensitivities, or any contraindications to probiotic use.
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The clinical outcome as resolution of HAEC symptoms.
Timeframe: 3 MONTHS