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Hirschsprung’s Disease

Abstract
Background:Hirschsprung's disease is a developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system and is characterized by an absence of ganglion cells in the distal colon resulting in a functional obstruction.Although this condition was described by Ruysch in 1691 and popularized by Hirschsprung in 1886, the pathophysiology was not clearly determined until the middle of the 20th century when Whitehouse ...
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Keywords
Hirschsprung's disease
Medicine
Disease
Internal medicine

2007
Article

Open Access


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Hirschsprung’s Disease
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Hirschsprung’s Disease

Abstract
Background:Hirschsprung's disease is a developmental disorder of the enteric nervous system and is characterized by an absence of ganglion cells in the distal colon resulting in a functional obstruction.Although this condition was described by Ruysch in 1691 and popularized by Hirschsprung in 1886, the pathophysiology was not clearly determined until the middle of the 20th century when Whitehouse ...
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Keywords
Hirschsprung's disease
Medicine
Disease
Internal medicine

2007
Article

Open Access


pdf file