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. 2017 Mar 10;3:42. doi: 10.1186/s40792-017-0318-y

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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