The Turnbull-Cutait pullthrough procedure for certain XXXX of the rectum and Hirschsprung disease.

@entity1 @entity39 @entity5 @entity188 @entity530
The technique of the Turnbull-Cutait pullthrough procedure as performed at the Cleveland Clinic for @entity188 and other conditions is described. The results in 127 @entity1 are reported. Eighty-four @entity1 were operated upon for @entity188 and 47 for miscellaneous benign conditions. The average distance of @entity5 from the anal margin was 7.6 cm. The average margin of resection was 4.1 cm. The overall operative mortality was 1.2% in the @entity5 group. @entity39 occurred in 1.2% of the @entity5 @entity1 , and minor @entity530 occurred in 7.1%. The five-year survival in Dukes' A, B and C @entity188 was 100%, 57% and 53%, respectively. The incidence of pelvic recurrence of the @entity5 at 6% was within acceptable limits. The quality of bowel function following the pullthrough procedure is discussed. It is concluded that this pullthrough procedure has a significant role in the management of @entity188 and other conditions.
