Appendicostomy in Preschool Children with Anorectal Malformation: Successful Early Bowel Management with a High Frequency of Minor Complications

Table 4

Krickenbeck postoperative follow-up scheme: postoperative outcome in the 17 children with anorectal malformation operated on with appendicostomy at 1–6 years old.

Number of children; 𝑛=17; median aged 4  (1–6) years old		Preop.; 𝑛 17	Postop.; 𝑛 17	𝑃 value*
(1) Voluntary bowel movements, feeling of urge, capacity to verbalize, and holding the bowel movements	Yes/no	0/17	16/1	<0.001
(2) Soiling	No	2	15	<0.001
Grade 1	Occasionally (1-2/week)	0	1
Grade 2	Every day, no social problem	2	1
Grade 3	Constant, social problem	13	0
(3) Constipation	No	2	14	=0.001
Grade 1	Manageable by changes in diet	2	2
Grade 2	Requires laxative	3	1
Grade 3	Resistant to laxative and diet	10	0

∗Fishers’ exact two-tailed test.