“…However, if associated with unrecognized HD, a primary or secondary anastomosis without resection of the affected bowel is doomed to fail. Postoperative anastomotic leakage [2,13,20,26,27] or functional obstruction [2,4,10,11,16,[19][20][21][22]25] will necessitate one or more reinterventions. The association of HD with intestinal atresia is often only recognized at this moment (Tables 1, 2).…”