Hirschsprung's disease (HD) is a congenital malformation characterized by the absence of intramural ganglia in the intestinal wall. Frequent complications of Hirschsprung's disease and other disorders of intestinal motility are problems of late or erroneous diagnosis, and sometimes to a greater extent than complications of surgical techniques when performing surgical interventions [1, 2]. Aim. The lack of statistical data characterizing the incidence of HD on the territory of the Republic of Belarus became the reason for conducting an epidemiological study based on the annual statistical reports of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Pediatric Surgery. Materials and methods. A descriptive epidemiological study of the incidence of Hirschsprung's disease on the territory of the Republic of Belarus was carried out on the basis of data from the surgical departments of the Republican Scientific and Practical Center for Pediatric Surgery for the period from 01.01.2010 to 31.12.2019 (10 years). Results. During the study period, 130 patients born in the period 2010–2019 were radically operated with different forms of BG. According to the data presented in Table 1, from 7 to 20 cases of HD were detected annually (13 (10 html5-dom-document-internal-entity2-247-end 17) cases/year according to the median), which was 11.90 (8.37 html5-dom-document-internal-entity2-247-end 14.34) cases per 100 thousand newborns. The incidence of HD ranged from 1 in 5889 to 1 in 15 432 population. No dependence of the number of HD cases per year on the birth rate was found. The incidence of HD in the Republic of Belarus averages 1: 9250. According to the literature, the incidence of HD in the world was 20.64 (18.05 html5-dom-document-internal-entity2-247-end 22.43) cases per 100,000 newborns, while in the Republic of Belarus for the period from 2010 to 2019 years the incidence was lower and amounted to 11.90 (8.37 html5-dom-document-internal-entity2-247-end 14.34) cases per 100,000 newborns. Conclusion. The incidence of HD in the Republic of Belarus averages 1:9250, which is significantly less than in foreign countries according to the literature. The reasons for this are different, but, apparently, the main one is the insufficient alertness of pediatricians and pediatric surgeons in relation to HD and, accordingly, insufficient diagnostic coverage of pediatric patients with impaired colon function. Compliance with the principles of work of specialists on continuity in the work of specialists, starting from the neonatal period, the wary attitude of doctors towards HD will improve the diagnosis of HD in children.
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- Поступила 11.01.2022 г.