Prof. Ram Samujh, Department of Paediatric Surgery, PGIMER was awarded best Oral Presentation award in the 40th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Surgeons of Sri Lanka jointly held with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh & The Federation of Associations of Pediatric Surgeons of SAARC countries.
Prof. Samujh has presented a paper : “To study the correlation and assessment of the level of aganglionosis by contrast enema and histopathological examination in patients undergoing trans anal endorectal pull through for Hirschsprung’s disease.” This study correlated histology with radiology in 100% cases.
Hirschsprung’s disease is a common congenital problem in children throughout the world. These children usually pass meconium (stool) after 24 hours of birth and later in life present with chronic constipation (relieved only by laxative), failure to thrive, enterocolitis etc.