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Hirschsprung’s Disease

Introduction

A congenital abnormality, whereby there is improper innervation of the large intestine, extending from the rectum, sometimes proximally into the colon.

Epidemiology

 

Aetiology

Pathology

Histopathology of Hirschsprung disease showing abnormal acetylcholine esterase (AchE)-positive nerve fibers (brown) in the mucosa. This file is taken from wikimedia commons and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

Presentation

Neonates

Infants and older children

Differentials

Neonates

Infants and older children

Investigations

Treatment

Emergency treatment

 

Surgery

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