"Hirschsprung Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Congenital MEGACOLON resulting from the absence of ganglion cells (aganglionosis) in a distal segment of the LARGE INTESTINE. The aganglionic segment is permanently contracted thus causing dilatation proximal to it. In most cases, the aganglionic segment is within the RECTUM and SIGMOID COLON.
Descriptor ID |
D006627
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MeSH Number(s) |
C06.198.439 C06.405.469.158.701.439 C16.131.314.439
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Concept/Terms |
Hirschsprung Disease- Hirschsprung Disease
- Disease, Hirschsprung
- Megacolon, Congenital
- Hirschsprung's Disease
- Disease, Hirschsprung's
- Hirschsprungs Disease
- Megacolon, Aganglionic
- Aganglionic Megacolon
- Congenital Megacolon
Aganglionosis, Colonic- Aganglionosis, Colonic
- Colonic Aganglionosis
- Total Colonic Aganglionosis
- Aganglionosis, Total Colonic
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1995 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
1996 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hirschsprung Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Hirschsprung-associated inflammatory bowel disease: A multicenter study from the APSA Hirschsprung disease interest group. J Pediatr Surg. 2023 May; 58(5):856-861.
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A complementary study approach unravels novel players in the pathoetiology of Hirschsprung disease. PLoS Genet. 2020 11; 16(11):e1009106.
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Hirschsprung disease and other gastrointestinal motility disorders in patients with CCHS. Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 180(2):469-473.
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Development of a multidisciplinary colorectal and pelvic health program: Program implementation and clinical impact. J Pediatr Surg. 2020 Nov; 55(11):2397-2402.
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Does Hirschsprung-Associated Enterocolitis Differ in Children With and Without Down Syndrome? J Surg Res. 2020 01; 245:564-568.
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Guidelines for the management of postoperative soiling in children with Hirschsprung disease. Pediatr Surg Int. 2019 Aug; 35(8):829-834.
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The additional genetic diagnosis of homozygous sickle cell disease in a patient with Waardenburg-Shah syndrome: a case report. J Med Case Rep. 2019 Jan 13; 13(1):10.
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The challenges of closing an ileostomy in patients with total intestinal aganglionosis after small bowel transplant. Pediatr Surg Int. 2018 Jan; 34(1):113-116.
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22q11.2q13 duplication including SOX10 causes sex-reversal and peripheral demyelinating neuropathy, central dysmyelinating leukodystrophy, Waardenburg syndrome, and Hirschsprung disease. Am J Med Genet A. 2017 Apr; 173(4):1066-1070.
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Defects in lymphocyte telomere homeostasis contribute to cellular immune phenotype in patients with cartilage-hair hypoplasia. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Oct; 140(4):1120-1129.e1.