The pull-through procedure is the best treatment for children with Hirschsprung disease. The procedure removes the portion of the intestine that does not function. A novel surgical procedure developed ...

THE diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease is not always easy. The patient presenting a typical history of chronic constipation, with physical signs of a distended abdomen and an empty rectal ampulla, ...

Hirschsprung disease, also known as congenital megacolon, aganglionic megacolon or primary megacolon, is a functional bowel obstruction that usually manifests in newborn babies. It occurs due to the ...

When a newborn is unable to pass stool, the cause could be Hirschsprung’s Disease, a rare congenital disorder that can lead to serious complications. Dr. Michael Rollins explains the disease and how ...

Lily Cheng, M.D., was awarded a grant of $835,000 spread over five years by the National Institutes of Health to study bowel dysfunction in Hirschsprung disease. The project looks at how biomechanical ...

Dr. Marc Levitt is Surgical Director for the Center for Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction at Nationwide Children's Hospital. He contributed this article to Live Science's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & ...

A manometric technic is described for the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's disease without the necessity of deep-muscle rectal biopsy. Separate pressure recordings were obtained from the internal and ...

A new study has demonstrated the potential of stem cell therapy to treat those with Hirschsprung disease. A new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Sheffield, has demonstrated the ...

Caused by a congenital absence of innervation at the end of the bowel, Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) results in functional obstruction of the gut. The rectum and sigmoid colon are typically affected, ...

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