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From: Continuous transanal decompression for infants with long- and total-type Hirschsprung’s diseases as a bridge to curative surgery: a single-center experience

Fig. 2

Indwelling transanal tube (ITT). a A 10–12F flexible drainage tube was placed and secured to the bilateral buttocks. b Decompression using an ITT in long-segment (L)-type Hirschsprung’s disease; abdominal X-ray taken before decompression showing a dilated colon (pre), which disappeared after ITT insertion (post). c Decompression using an ITT in total (T)-type HD; abdominal distention is visibly improved after (post) versus before (pre) ITT insertion

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