"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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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hirschsprung Disease" by people in Profiles.
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The burden of delayed diagnosis in Hirschsprung disease: insights from a Paediatric Colorectal Centre in South Africa. BMC Pediatr. 2025 Jul 10; 25(1):547.
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Evaluation and Management of Total Colonic Hirschsprung Disease: A Comprehensive Review From the American Pediatric Surgical Association (APSA) Hirschsprung Disease Interest Group. J Pediatr Surg. 2024 Nov; 59(11):161677.
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Rectal suction biopsies to diagnose Hirschsprung's disease in a low-resource environment - optimising cost-effectiveness. S Afr J Surg. 2023 Jun; 61(2):96-99.
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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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Hirschsprung disease and other gastrointestinal motility disorders in patients with CCHS. Eur J Pediatr. 2021 Feb; 180(2):469-473.
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Inpatient management of Hirschsprung's associated enterocolitis treatment: the benefits of standardized care. Pediatr Surg Int. 2020 Dec; 36(12):1413-1421.
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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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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 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.